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Pietrobon S, Bononi I, Lotito F, Perri P, Violanti S, Mazzoni E, Martini F, Tognon MG. Specific Detection of Serum Antibodies against BKPyV, A Small DNA Tumour Virus, in Patients Affected by Choroidal Nevi. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2059. [PMID: 29109715 PMCID: PMC5660439 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Ocular or choroidal nevus (CN) is a rare benign neoplastic lesion of the eye. The cause of CN onset/progression, which arises from the transformation of ocular melanocytes, is not known. A fraction of CN patients may develop uveal melanoma. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between CN and BK polyomavirus (BKPyV), a small DNA tumor virus. Serum IgG antibodies which react with BKPyV antigens were analyzed. An indirect E.L.I.S.A. using synthetic peptides that mimic BKPyV antigens was employed. Serum antibodies against BKPyV were also investigated by haemagglutination inhibition (HAI) assay. Sera were from CN patients and healthy subject (HS) were the control. A statistically significant higher prevalence of antibodies against BKPyV capsid protein antigens in serum samples from CN patients was detected, compared to HS, using two independent techniques, indirect E.L.I.S.A. and HAI (87.3% CN vs. 62.1% HS and 91.5% CN vs. 64.4% HS, respectively; p < 0.005). Our data suggest an association exists between CN and BKPyV indicating that this small DNA tumor virus could be responsible in the onset of this benign neoplastic lesion affecting eye melanocytes. This investigation reports the association between choroidal nevi and BKPyV infection for the first time. These data are innovative in this field and may represent a starting point for further investigation into the putative role of BKPyV in CN onset/progression.
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- Silvia Pietrobon
- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Specialized Surgeries, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Specialized Surgeries, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Burger-Calderon R, Webster-Cyriaque J. Human BK Polyomavirus-The Potential for Head and Neck Malignancy and Disease. Cancers (Basel) 2015; 7:1244-70. [PMID: 26184314 PMCID: PMC4586768 DOI: 10.3390/cancers7030835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Members of the human Polyomaviridae family are ubiquitous and pathogenic among immune-compromised individuals. While only Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) has conclusively been linked to human cancer, all members of the polyomavirus (PyV) family encode the oncoprotein T antigen and may be potentially carcinogenic. Studies focusing on PyV pathogenesis in humans have become more abundant as the number of PyV family members and the list of associated diseases has expanded. BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) in particular has emerged as a new opportunistic pathogen among HIV positive individuals, carrying harmful implications. Increasing evidence links BKPyV to HIV-associated salivary gland disease (HIVSGD). HIVSGD is associated with elevated risk of lymphoma formation and its prevalence has increased among HIV/AIDS patients. Determining the relationship between BKPyV, disease and tumorigenesis among immunosuppressed individuals is necessary and will allow for expanding effective anti-viral treatment and prevention options in the future.
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- Raquel Burger-Calderon
- Microbiology and Immunology Department, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Lin MC, Wang M, Fang CY, Chen PL, Shen CH, Chang D. Inhibition of BK virus replication in human kidney cells by BK virus large tumor antigen-specific shRNA delivered by JC virus-like particles. Antiviral Res 2014; 103:25-31. [PMID: 24406668 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) due to lytic infection by the BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) remains an important cause of allograft dysfunction and graft loss in renal transplant recipients. PVAN is commonly treated by reducing the dosage of immunosuppressive drugs and adding adjuvant antiviral agents, but the outcomes have been less than satisfactory. The BKPyV early protein large tumor antigen (LT) is indispensable for viral genome replication and viral late protein expression. Therefore, suppressing LT expression may be a way to inhibit BKPyV replication without harming the host human kidney cells. Previous studies have shown that JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) virus-like particles (VLPs), which have tropism for the human kidney, can package and transfer exogenous genes into human kidney cells for expression. In this study, we constructed an expression plasmid for a BKPyV LT-specific shRNA (shLT) and used JCPyV VLPs as a delivery vehicle to transduce the shLT plasmid into BKPyV-infected human kidney cells. The expression of BKPyV early (LT) and late (VP1) proteins was examined after transduction by immunofluorescence microscopy and Western blotting. We found that transduction with the shLT plasmid decreased the proportions of BKPyV LT- and VP1-expressing cells by 73% and 82%, respectively, relative to control. The viral genomes were also decreased by 56%. These results point to the promising possibility of developing shLT-transducing JCPyV VLPs as a specific anti-BKPyV approach for PVAN treatment.
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- Mien-Chun Lin
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan; Department of Urology, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
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Jiang M, Abend JR, Johnson SF, Imperiale MJ. The role of polyomaviruses in human disease. Virology 2008; 384:266-73. [PMID: 18995875 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The human polyomaviruses, BK virus and JC virus, have long been associated with serious diseases including polyomavirus nephropathy and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Both viruses establish ubiquitous, persistent infections in healthy individuals. Reactivation can occur when the immune system is impaired, leading to disease progression. Recently, the human polyomavirus family has expanded with the identification of three new viruses (KI, WU and Merkel cell polyomavirus), all of which may prove to be involved in human disease. This review describes the general aspects of human polyomavirus infections and pathogenicity. Current topics of investigation and future directions in the field are also discussed.
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- Mengxi Jiang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
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We describe a case of polyoma virus hemorrhagic cystitis in a nonimmunosuppressed child. Polyoma virus infection was suspected because of abnormal urine cytology. Polyoma virus cystitis in nonimmunosuppressed children is self-limited, resolving spontaneously within 2 weeks.
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Cesaro S, Facchin C, Tridello G, Messina C, Calore E, Biasolo MA, Pillon M, Varotto S, Brugiolo A, Mengoli C, Palù G. A prospective study of BK-virus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis in paediatric patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 41:363-70. [PMID: 17982496 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) in paediatric patients undergoing HSCT and the predictive value of BK viruria and viraemia for developing HC. Over a period of 54 months, 74 patients were recruited. The cumulative incidence of HC was 22%. Among 15 patients prospectively monitored for BK viruria and viraemia, four patients developed HC of grade > or =II. This group, which had two consecutive BK positive samples, showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 82%, a positive predictive value of 67%, and negative predictive value of 100% for developing HC. Analysed by a receiver-operator characteristic curve (ROC), a urine BK load >9 x 10(6) genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 90%; while a blood BK load >1 x 10(3) genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 40% and a specificity of 93% for HC, respectively. In univariate analysis, BK positivity was the only factor significantly associated with HC. After a median follow-up of 1.8 years, patients with HC showed a lower overall survival, 40 vs 65%, P 0.01, and a lower event-free survival, 42 vs 62%, P 0.03, compared to patients without HC. We conclude that BK detection in urine and/or plasma is a specific predictor for developing HC.
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- S Cesaro
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Ashok A, Atwood WJ. Virus receptors and tropism. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2007; 577:60-72. [PMID: 16626027 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polyomaviruses are small, tumorigenic, nonenveloped viruses that infect several different species. Interaction of these viruses with cell surface receptors represents the initial step during infection of host cells. This interaction can be a major determinant of viral host and tissue tropism. This chapter reviews what is currently known about the cellular receptors for each of five polyomavirus family members: Mouse polyomavirus (PyV), JC virus (JCV), BK virus (BKV), Lymphotropic papovavirus (LPV) and Simian virus 40 (SV40). These polyomaviruses serve to illustrate the enormous diversity of virus-cell surface interactions and allow us to closely evaluate the role of receptors in their life cycles. The contribution of other factors such as transcriptional regulators and signaling pathways are also summarized.
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Knowles WA. Discovery and epidemiology of the human polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV). ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2007; 577:19-45. [PMID: 16626025 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Although discovered over thirty years ago, many aspects of the epidemiology of BKV and JCV in the general population, such as the source of infectious virus and the mode of transmission, are still unknown. Primary infection with both BKV and JCV is usually asymptomatic, and so age seroprevalence studies have been used to indicate infection. BKV commonly infects young children in all parts of the world, with the exception of a few very isolated communities, adult seroprevalence rates of 65-90% being reached by the age of ten years. In contrast, the pattern of JCV infection appears to vary between populations; in some anti-JCV antibody is acquired early as for BKV, but in others anti-JCV antibody prevalence continues to rise throughout life. This indicates that the two viruses are probably transmitted independently and by different routes. Whilst BKV DNA is found infrequently in the urine of healthy adults, JCV viruria occurs universally, increasing with age, with adult prevalence rates often between 20% and 60%. Four antigenic subtypes have been described for BKV and eight genotypes are currently recognized for JCV. The latter have been used to trace population movements and to reconstruct the population history in various communities.
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The BK Virus (BKV) genome is a double-stranded, circular DNA molecule with genetic organization similar to other polyomaviruses, and high homology to JC Virus (JCV) and SV40. The archetypal form of BKV noncoding regulatory region (NCRR) is the infectious form of BKV that replicates in the urothelium and is excreted in the urine. Rearranged forms of the NCRR are found in kidney and other tissues often in association with disease. BKV strains can be assigned to genotype/serotype groups based on sequence variation in the VP1 gene. Sequencing of the complete genomes from patient samples will enhance BKV phylogenetic studies and identify genotypic differences and naturally occurring mutations in BKV that may correlate with incidence and/or severity of a disease. This chapter is a review of the molecular genetics of the BK virus in respect to BKV disease.
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- Christopher L Cubitt
- Translational Research Laboratory, H Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Randhawa P, Vats A, Shapiro R. The pathobiology of polyomavirus infection in man. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2006; 577:148-59. [PMID: 16626033 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This article traces the discovery of polyomaviruses and outlines investigations, which shed light on potential modes of transmission of this increasingly important group of human pathogens. The pathobiology of the virus is summarized with particular reference to interactions with host cell receptors, cell entry, cytoplasmic trafficking, and targeting of the viral genome to the nucleus. This is followed by a discussion of sites of viral latency and factors leading to viral reactivation. Finally, we present biochemical mechanisms that could potentially explain several key elements of tissue pathology characteristic of BKV mediated damage to human kidney.
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Low JA, Magnuson B, Tsai B, Imperiale MJ. Identification of gangliosides GD1b and GT1b as receptors for BK virus. J Virol 2006; 80:1361-6. [PMID: 16415013 PMCID: PMC1346969 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.3.1361-1366.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Gangliosides have been shown to be plasma membrane receptors for both murine polyomavirus and SV40, while JC virus uses serotonin receptors. In contrast, little is known of the membrane receptor and entry pathway for BK virus (BKV), which can cause severe disease in immunosuppressed bone marrow and renal transplant patients. Using sucrose flotation assays, we investigated BKV binding to and interaction with human erythrocyte membranes and determined that this interaction was dependent on a neuraminidase-sensitive, proteinase K-resistant molecule. BKV was found to interact with the gangliosides GT1b and GD1b. The terminal alpha2-8-linked disialic acid motif, present in both of these gangliosides, is likely to be important for this interaction. We also determined that the addition of GD1b and GT1b to LNCaP cells, which are normally resistant to BKV infection, made them susceptible to the virus. In addition, BKV interacted with membranes extracted from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and infection was blocked by the addition of brefeldin A, which interferes with transport from the ER to the Golgi apparatus. These data demonstrate that BKV uses the gangliosides GT1b and GD1b as receptors and passes through the ER on the way to the nucleus.
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- Jonathan A Low
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., 6304 Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0942, USA
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Agha I, Brennan DC. BK virus and immunosuppressive agents. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2006; 577:174-84. [PMID: 16626035 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32957-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The last decade has witnessed the introduction of several potent immunosuppressive agents in the field of transplant medicine. Contemporaneously, infection with BK virus (BKV) has emerged as an important complication of immunosuppression and an important cause of allograft loss after kidney transplantation. Rhandhawa et al reported the first case of BKV associated nephropathy (BKVN) in the modern era of transplantation, in 1995. Since then there has been a resurgence of interest in the epidemiology, biology and pathogenic associations of BKV especially in transplant medicine. Up to 90% of adults have serologic evidence of exposure to BKV. However, only 1-5% of normal healthy adults excrete the virus in the urine (asymptomatic viruria). Thus, for a vast majority of the population, the virus remains perfectly latent and this state of latency is of no obvious consequence. Almost all instances of disease by the BKV have been seen in immunocompromised patients. In recent years, BKV has been associated with nephropathy (BKVN) in about 5% of renal transplant patients. Once established, the disease may result in allograft loss in 45-70% of patients. Although not proven by any prospective study, BKVN causing allograft failure has been linked to immunosuppressive regimens containing tacrolimus or mycophenolate mofetil. This is noteworthy, as both these agents have been used increasingly as the primary maintenance immunotherapy in solid organ transplantation since their introduction around 1990. In addition to the immunosuppressed state, other factors like allograft injury have been thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. We believe that reactivation of the BKV from its latent state crucially depends on an immunocompromised state but more factors than one dictate precipitation of clinical end organ disease. In this Chapter, we will discuss the clinical aspects of BKV infection in the renal transplant recipient. We will focus on the role of immunosuppression as a seminal factor allowing replication of the virus. Not all patients who have replicating BKV go on to develop nephropathy: we will discuss other host factors that may constitute a 'second hit' allowing replicating BKV to precipitate BKVN. Results of our recently concluded prospective study on the issue of current immunosuppressive agents in the development of BKVN will be discussed. Finally, based on our experience, we will provide some guidelines for early diagnosis and management of this disease.
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- Irfan Agha
- St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis VA Medical Center, Missouri, USA
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White MK, Gordon J, Reiss K, Del Valle L, Croul S, Giordano A, Darbinyan A, Khalili K. Human polyomaviruses and brain tumors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 50:69-85. [PMID: 15982744 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2005.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 04/12/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Polyomaviruses are DNA tumor viruses with small circular genomes. Three polyomaviruses have captured attention with regard to their potential role in the development of human brain tumors: JC virus (JCV), BK virus (BKV), and simian vacuolating virus 40 (SV40). JCV is a neurotropic polyomavirus that is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system occurring mainly in AIDS patients. BKV is the causative agent of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVN) which occurs after renal transplantation when BKV reactivates from a latent state during immunosuppressive therapy to cause allograft failure. SV40, originating in rhesus monkeys, gained notoriety when it entered the human population via contaminated polio vaccines. All three viruses are highly oncogenic when injected into the brain of experimental animals. Reports indicate that these viruses, especially JCV, are associated with brain tumors and other cancers in humans as evidenced from the analysis of clinical samples for the presence of viral DNA sequences and expression of viral proteins. Human polyomaviruses encode three non-capsid regulatory proteins: large T-antigen, small t-antigen, and agnoprotein. These proteins interact with a number of cellular target proteins to exert effects that dysregulate pathways involved in the control of various host cell functions including the cell cycle, DNA repair, and others. In this review, we describe the three polyomaviruses, their abilities to cause brain and other tumors in experimental animals, the evidence for an association with human brain tumors, and the latest findings on the molecular mechanisms of their actions.
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- Martyn K White
- Center for Neurovirology and Cancer Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, 1900 North 12th Street, 015-96, Room 203, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Leung AYH, Chan M, Kwong YL. Genotyping of the noncoding control region of BK virus in patients with haemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 35:531-2. [PMID: 15654348 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Polyomavirus hominis 1, better known as BK virus (BKV), infects up to 90% of the general population. However, significant clinical manifestations are rare and limited to individuals with impaired immune functions. BKV has been associated with diverse entities such as haemorrhagic cystitis, ureteric stenosis, vasculopathy, pneumonitis, encephalitis, retinitis, and even multi-organ failure. In addition, BKV has been implicated in autoimmune disease and possibly cancer. Due to high prevalence and frequent reactivation, the role of BKV in some of these pathologies has been difficult to define. Development of BKV diseases is likely to require complementing determinants in the host, the target organ, and possibly the virus, that are subject to modulators such as immunosuppression. These complex aspects are highlighted in polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PAN), an emerging disease in renal allograft recipients that may jeopardise the progress in renal transplantation accomplished in the past 10 years. Intervention is difficult due to the lack of specific antivirals and relies mostly on improving immune control. Diagnostic strategies using urine cytology and BKV load measurements in plasma have led to earlier diagnosis of PAN, which increased the success rate of intervention. Case series suggest that cidofovir might be effective, especially when combined with reduced immunosuppression.
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- Hans H Hirsch
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Basel, and Transplantation Virology Laboratory, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Priftakis P, Bogdanovic G, Kokhaei P, Mellstedt H, Dalianis T. BK virus (BKV) quantification in urine samples of bone marrow transplanted patients is helpful for diagnosis of hemorrhagic cystitis, although wide individual variations exist. J Clin Virol 2003; 26:71-7. [PMID: 12589836 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(02)00040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) in allogeneic bone marrow transplanted (BMT) patients is associated with BK virus (BKV) reactivation manifested as BK viruria. However, since 77-90% of all adult BMT patients excrete BKV, viral reactivation alone cannot be responsible for HC. Recently, a significant overrepresentation of C-->G mutations in the Sp1 binding site in the non-coding control region (NCCR) of BKV was shown to be present in HC patients and absent in non-HC patients. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate if this mutation resulted in excessive BKV excretion in HC patients. STUDY DESIGN A Real-Time PCR was developed and used to quantify BKV in urine samples from 21 patients with HC, with and without the mutations, as well as from patients without HC. RESULTS Quantification of BKV was successful in 18 of 21 urine patients (six with and six without C-->G mutations) and six patients without HC. A mean of 3.0 x 10(6) BKV copies/microl was detected in urine samples of HC patients with C-->G mutations, compared to a mean of 1.5 x 10(6) BKV copies/microl in HC patients without C-->G mutations and a mean of 1.0 x 10(6) BKV copies/microl in patients without HC. The obtained differences were however not statistically significant, due to one individual non-HC patient with an extremely high BKV copy number. Nevertheless, while 50% of the samples in the HC groups expressed 1 x 10(6) copies/microl or more, only one of the samples in the non-HC group contained a virus quantity higher than 5 x 10(5) copies. CONCLUSIONS Although we could not confirm that the C-->G mutations in the Sp1 site of BKV were responsible for an increased viral load in patients with HC, our data suggest that levels of BKV above 10(4) copies/microl may indicate a risk for HC.
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- Peter Priftakis
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Cancer Center Karolinska, CCK R8:01, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bofill-Mas S, Formiga-Cruz M, Clemente-Casares P, Calafell F, Girones R. Potential transmission of human polyomaviruses through the gastrointestinal tract after exposure to virions or viral DNA. J Virol 2001; 75:10290-9. [PMID: 11581397 PMCID: PMC114603 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.21.10290-10299.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mechanism of human-to-human transmission of the polyomaviruses JC virus (JCV) and BK virus (BKV) has not been firmly established with regard to possible human exposure. JCV and BKV have been found in sewage samples from different geographical areas in Europe, Africa, and the United States, with average concentrations of 10(2) to 10(3) JCV particles/ml and 10(1) to 10(2) BKV particles/ml. Selected polyomavirus-positive sewage samples were further characterized. The JCV and BKV present in these samples were identified by sequencing of the intergenic region (the region found between the T antigen and VP coding regions) of JCV and the VP1 region of BKV. The regulatory region of the JCV and BKV strains found in sewage samples presented archetypal or archetype-like genetic structures, as described for urine samples. The stability (the time required for a 90% reduction in the virus concentration) of the viral particles in sewage at 20 degrees C was estimated to be 26.7 days for JCV and 53.6 days for BKV. The presence of JCV in 50% of the shellfish samples analyzed confirmed the stability of these viral particles in the environment. BKV and JCV particles were also found to be stable at pH 5; however, treatment at a pH lower than 3 resulted in the detection of free viral DNA. Since most humans are infected with JCV and BKV, these data indicate that the ingestion of contaminated water or food could represent a possible portal of entrance of these viruses or polyomavirus DNA into the human population.
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- S Bofill-Mas
- Department of Microbiology, Biology School, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Catalonia, Spain
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Reploeg MD, Storch GA, Clifford DB. Bk virus: a clinical review. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 33:191-202. [PMID: 11418879 DOI: 10.1086/321813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2000] [Revised: 12/07/2000] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We present a review of the clinically oriented literature about BK virus, a relative of JC virus, which is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The kidney, lung, eye, liver, and brain have been proposed as sites of BK virus-associated disease, both primary and reactivated. BK virus has also been detected in tissue specimens from a variety of neoplasms. We believe that BK virus is most often permissively present in sites of disease in immunosuppressed patients, rather than being an etiologic agent that causes symptoms or pathologic findings. There is, however, strong evidence for BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis and nephritis, especially in recipients of solid organ or bone marrow transplants. Now that BK virus can be identified by use of specific and sensitive techniques, careful evaluation of the clinical and pathologic presentations of patients with BK virus will allow us to form a clearer picture of viral-associated pathophysiology in many organ systems.
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- M D Reploeg
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Imperiale MJ. The human polyomaviruses, BKV and JCV: molecular pathogenesis of acute disease and potential role in cancer. Virology 2000; 267:1-7. [PMID: 10648177 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- M J Imperiale
- Department of Microbiology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0942, USA.
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Barbanti-Brodano G, Martini F, De Mattei M, Lazzarin L, Corallini A, Tognon M. BK and JC human polyomaviruses and simian virus 40: natural history of infection in humans, experimental oncogenicity, and association with human tumors. Adv Virus Res 1998; 50:69-99. [PMID: 9520997 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(08)60806-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kruger JM, Osborne CA, Venta PJ, Sussman MD. Viral infections of the feline urinary tract. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 1996; 26:281-96. [PMID: 8711863 DOI: 10.1016/s0195-5616(96)50208-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The exact cause of hematuria, dysuria, and urethral obstruction remains unknown in a large percentage of naturally occurring cases of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD). One attractive hypothesis implicates viruses as the cause of some idiopathic forms of FLUTD; supporting this hypothesis is the fact that a gamma herpesvirus, a calicivirus, and a retrovirus have been isolated from urine and tissues obtained from cats with this type of disease. Although the clinical course and laboratory findings of cats with idiopathic FLUTD are suggestive of an infectious cause, the question of whether viruses have a pathologic role in some forms of naturally acquired FLUTDs has not been completely answered.
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- J M Kruger
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Association of BK and JC Human Polyomaviruses and SV40 with Human Tumors. INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PATHOGENESIS 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1100-1_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chan PK, Ip KW, Shiu SY, Chiu EK, Wong MP, Yuen KY. Association between polyomaviruria and microscopic haematuria in bone marrow transplant recipients. J Infect 1994; 29:139-46. [PMID: 7806877 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(94)90602-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The association of polyomaviruria and microscopic haematuria was studied by the use of electron microscopy (EM) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. The incidence of BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) excretion was further elucidated by means of restriction enzyme analysis of the PCR products. Polyomaviruses were detected in 43 (51.2%) of the 84 samples, 13 (30.2%) of which had a virus concentration detectable by EM. By typing with BamHI cleavage, 29 (67.4%) of the 43 positive patients were found to be excreting only BKV and the remaining 14% (32.6%) were excreting both BKV and JCV. Microscopic haematuria was present in 17 (20.2%) of 84 urine samples collected from different patients within 4 months post-transplant. The incidence of microscopic haematuria was significantly higher, 34.9% (P < 0.01), in patients with polyomaviruria than in those without (4.9%) but no difference was observed between the BKV-excreting and BKV/JCV-co-excreting patients. Microscopic haematuria was not present, however, in 53.8 and 65.2% of polyomavirus-excreting patients when virus was detected by EM and PCR respectively. While most episodes of microscopic haematuria observed were self-limiting and asymptomatic, three patients excreting polyomavirus had symptoms of cystitis and one of them had renal impairment that was otherwise unexplained. We thus conclude that polyomaviruses probably contribute to damage of urinary tract tissue in some BMT recipients.
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- P K Chan
- Government Virus Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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Shinohara T, Matsuda M, Cheng SH, Marshall J, Fujita M, Nagashima K. BK virus infection of the human urinary tract. J Med Virol 1993; 41:301-5. [PMID: 8106863 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890410408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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By screening consecutive autopsy cases with an antibody that recognizes human polyomaviruses, we found a case of malignant lymphoma in which the virus infection was confined to epithelia of the renal calyces, renal pelvis, ureter, and urinary bladder. The virus was confirmed as BK virus by a specific monoclonal antibody against BK virus T antigen, and numerous virus particles were identified by electron microscopy. The results showed that BK virus is a human urotheliotrophic virus.
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- T Shinohara
- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Saitoh K, Sugae N, Koike N, Akiyama Y, Iwamura Y, Kimura H. Diagnosis of childhood BK virus cystitis by electron microscopy and PCR. J Clin Pathol 1993; 46:773-5. [PMID: 8408709 PMCID: PMC501471 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.46.8.773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A case of BK virus cystitis in a 5 year old boy is reported. This patient, who was not immunocompromised, had had acute cystitis for two weeks. Many intracytoplasmic inclusions were observed in urinary sediment smears stained by the Papanicolaou method. Electron microscopic examination showed virus particles, presumed to be human polyomavirus, in the nuclei of the degenerated urothelial cells. A DNA sequence of the BK virus was detected in 200-300 urothelial cells in Papanicolaou stained smears by the polymerase chain reaction. BK virus is an unusual cause of symptomatic cystitis in a healthy child.
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- K Saitoh
- Department of Pathology, National Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Morgan M, Dodds A, Atkinson K, Szer J, Downs K, Biggs J. The toxicity of busulphan and cyclophosphamide as the preparative regimen for bone marrow transplantation. Br J Haematol 1991; 77:529-34. [PMID: 2025579 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1991.tb08621.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The toxicity of the conditioning regimen of high dose busulphan (Bu) (16 mg/kg) and cyclophosphamide (Cy) (120 mg/kg) has been compared to cyclophosphamide (Cy) (120 mg/kg) and fractionated total body irradiation (TBI) 12-14 Gy. Since 1985, 67 patients have received conditioning of Bu and Cy for HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplants. 166 patients have received Cy and TBI since 1981. Veno-occlusive disease of the liver occurred in 19% in the Bu-Cy group and was fatal in 1/12 cases, but only in 1.3% of Cy-TBI group (P less than 0.0005) and was fatal in 1/2. 30% of evaluable patients developed haemorrhagic cystitis in the Bu-Cy group and 14% in the Cy-TBI group (P = 0.008). A multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated the preparative regimen as the only significant risk factor for the development of veno-occlusive disease or haemorrhagic cystitis. Interstitial pneumonia was diagnosed in 12/56 evaluable patients (21%) in the Bu-Cy group and was fatal in 75%. It occurred in 39/137 evaluable patients (28%) in the Cy-TBI group with a 54% case mortality. Within the Bu-Cy group, the incidence of veno-occlusive disease and haemorrhagic cystitis was similar in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and acute leukaemia (AL) groups, but there was a significant (P = 0.003) incidence of interstitial pneumonia in the CML group 36% as compared to 7% in the AL group. Preparative regimen and age were significant risk factors in the development of interstitial pneumonia in patients with CML. A flexural and acral rash ranging from pigmentation to severe erosion was noted in the Bu-Cy group, but not in the Cy-TBI group. Thus, veno-occlusive disease, haemorrhagic cystitis and cutaneous changes were more common in patients receiving Bu-Cy. Interstitial pneumonia was more common in patients receiving Bu-Cy for CML than for AL.
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- M Morgan
- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sundsfjord A, Johansen T, Flaegstad T, Moens U, Villand P, Subramani S, Traavik T. At least two types of control regions can be found among naturally occurring BK virus strains. J Virol 1990; 64:3864-71. [PMID: 2164600 PMCID: PMC249682 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.8.3864-3871.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The various strains of BK virus (BKV) exhibit a remarkable degree of heterogeneity in the transcriptional control region, which may affect the biological characteristics of a BKV strain. We describe the detection and sequencing of BKV control regions directly from urine samples and after propagation in cell culture. A BKV strain [BKV (TU)] with a control region anatomy not described earlier, as well as a BKV (WW)-like strain [BKV (WWT)], was detected in urine samples by direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction products. Urine inocula containing BKV (WWT) yielded BKV (TU) upon one passage in cell culture, while BKV (TU) did not change its control region during propagation in cell culture. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the transcriptional control regions revealed a partial deletion and duplication in BKV (TU) compared with BKV (WWT). In addition, the control region of BKV (TU) contains two point mutations relative to BKV (WWT). This indicates that both virus strains were probably present in the BKV (WWT)-dominated urine inocula, rather than that BKV (WWT) genomes were rearranged into BKV (TU) genomes during cell propagation. The heterogeneity of the control region of BKV strains is discussed in relation to both confirmed and putative transcription factor-binding sites.
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- A Sundsfjord
- Department of Virology, University of Tromsø, Norway
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Beard TC, Dwyer T. Salt saga continued. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1988; 297:854-5. [PMID: 3140951 PMCID: PMC1834573 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.297.6652.854-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Crowther P, Pead PJ, Pead L, Maskell R. Daytime urinary frequency in children. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1988; 297:855. [PMID: 2846103 PMCID: PMC1834589 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.297.6652.855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cobb JJ, Wickenden C, Snell ME, Hulme B, Malcolm AD, Coleman DV. Use of hybridot assay to screen for BK and JC polyomaviruses in non-immunosuppressed patients. J Clin Pathol 1987; 40:777-81. [PMID: 3040812 PMCID: PMC1141097 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.40.7.777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Urine samples from 50 patients attending a genitourinary outpatient clinic and from 13 renal allograft recipients were investigated for evidence of infection with human BK and JC polyomaviruses using cytology and a new DNA hybridot assay. Forty four per cent of samples from the renal allograft recipients were positive by cytology and 75% by DNA hybridisation, indicating that hybridot assay is more sensitive than cytological screening. BK and JC viral DNA was found in 20% of the patients attending the genitourinary clinic, showing infection with BK virus and JC virus in a group of patients with clinical conditions not normally associated with immunological deficiency-a finding that has not been reported before.
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Corallini A, Pagnani M, Viadana P, Silini E, Mottes M, Milanesi G, Gerna G, Vettor R, Trapella G, Silvani V. Association of BK virus with human brain tumors and tumors of pancreatic islets. Int J Cancer 1987; 39:60-7. [PMID: 3025111 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910390111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BK virus (BKV) DNA was detected by Southern blot hybridization in 19 out of 74 (25.6%) human brain tumors and in 4 out of 9 (44.4%) human tumors of pancreatic islets. BKV DNA was free, in an episomal state and generally in a low copy number (0.2 to 2 genome equivalents per cell). Only occasional tumors contained 10 to 20 genome copies per cell. Viral DNA sequences integrated into cellular DNA were not detected. A number of tumors expressed BKV-specific RNA and T antigen. By transfection of total tumor DNA into human embryonic fibroblasts, viruses with the biological and antigenic properties of BKV were rescued from 6 brain tumors and from 2 tumors of pancreatic islets. Restriction endonuclease mapping of the genomes of the rescued viruses showed that they differ from wild-type BKV. They are all similar to each other and to BKV-IR, a virus previously rescued from a human tumor of pancreatic islets, suggesting the possible association of a BKV variant with specific types of human neoplasms. The significance of the relationship of these BKV variants to human tumors and their possible etiologic role in human oncogenesis are discussed.
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Arthur RR, Shah KV, Baust SJ, Santos GW, Saral R. Association of BK viruria with hemorrhagic cystitis in recipients of bone marrow transplants. N Engl J Med 1986; 315:230-4. [PMID: 3014334 DOI: 10.1056/nejm198607243150405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Fifty-three recipients of bone marrow transplants were monitored prospectively for urinary excretion of human polyomaviruses by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of urinary supernatants and DNA hybridization assays of urinary cells. Excretion of BK virus was demonstrated in 47 percent of the transplant recipients and was the result of the reactivation of latent virus. Hemorrhagic cystitis of long duration (greater than or equal to 7 days) was associated with BK viruria. The disease occurred four times more frequently in patients who excreted BK virus than in those who did not, and the virus was identified in 55 percent of the urine specimens during episodes of cystitis as compared with 8 to 11 percent of the specimens during cystitis-free periods. BK viruria often preceded or coincided with the onset of the disease. Among 19 patients with BK viruria lasting seven days or longer, hemorrhagic cystitis occurred in 15. Occurrence of the disease was related to the source of marrow. The disease occurred in 50 percent of 38 recipients of allogeneic marrow and in 7 percent of 15 recipients of syngeneic or autologous marrow. Among recipients of allogeneic marrow, the disease was observed in 71 percent of the 21 patients excreting BK virus and in 24 percent of the 17 not excreting the virus. An association of BK virus with hemorrhagic cystitis was demonstrated in 16 of the 18 cases of the disease that were adequately characterized. We conclude that reactivation of BK virus may account for a substantial proportion of late-onset, long-lasting hemorrhagic cystitis in recipients of bone marrow transplants.
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Rice SJ, Bishop JA, Apperley J, Gardner SD. BK virus as cause of haemorrhagic cystitis after bone marrow transplantation. Lancet 1985; 2:844-5. [PMID: 2864573 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90843-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Blacklock H, Ball L, Knight C, Schey S, Prentice G. Experience with mesna in patients receiving allogeneic bone marrow transplants for poor prognostic leukaemia. Cancer Treat Rev 1983; 10 Suppl A:45-52. [PMID: 6414695 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-7372(83)80006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Rosen S, Harmon W, Krensky AM, Edelson PJ, Padgett BL, Grinnell BW, Rubino MJ, Walker DL. Tubulo-interstitial nephritis associated with polyomavirus (BK type) infection. N Engl J Med 1983; 308:1192-6. [PMID: 6302506 DOI: 10.1056/nejm198305193082004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We studied viral injury to the kidney in a six-year-old boy with hyperimmunoglobulin M immunodeficiency who presented with irreversible acute renal failure and eventually died after five months of dialysis. Renal biopsy at the time of his presentation revealed a predominantly tubulo-interstitial process with numerous viral inclusions that were identified as polyomavirus. Urine cultures showed a massive viruria with BK-type, polyomavirus. The kidney disease was end stage, with persistence of BK virus identified by morphologic techniques and by culture. DNA hybridization analysis showed virus in low concentration in the lymph nodes, spleen, and lungs. The marked viruria, the high concentration of BK virus, and the extensive distribution of viral antigen throughout the kidney all suggest that infection with BK virus was the basis of the severe renal parenchymal injury.
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BK virus infections in children with various primary immunodeficiencies and in related healthy household contact persons. Infection 1981. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01642121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rziha HJ, Belohradsky BH, Schneider U, Schwenk HU, Bornkamm GW, zur Hausen H. BK virus: II. Serologic studies in children with congenital disease and patients with malignant tumors and immunodeficiencies. Med Microbiol Immunol 1978; 165:83-92. [PMID: 209297 DOI: 10.1007/bf02122743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sera of 451 children with congenital diseases and 185 tumor patients were tested for BK virus-specific antibodies by hemagglutination inhibition and IgM-immunofluorescence tests. Compared to age-matched control groups, higher percentages and significantly elevated geometric mean titers of HI antibodies were found in all patient groups tested. Of children under six months of age with congenital diseases such as dysplasia, cerebral defects, and hyperbilirubinemia and hepatosplenomegaly, 4.2% (17/402) had BK virus-specific IgM antibodies. No positive sera were found in 68 control sera. Of tumor patients 5--15 years of age, 8.6% (16/185) had IgM antibodies to BK virus. In the control group, 30% (3/99) had them. Serial serum samples from 76 tumor patients treated with cytostatic drugs showed seroconversion in three cases. No relationship between certain clinical features and BK virus infection was noted. Isolation of BK virus was successful from urines of two infants with connatal defects, six patients suffering from malignant tumors, and four patients with inherited immunodeficiencies.
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Chang TW. Identification of viral particles in acute hemorrhagic cystitis. J Pediatr 1977; 90:667-8. [PMID: 839398 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(77)80411-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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