Human herpesvirus 8 （HHV-8） is thought to be essential for the development of all forms of Kaposi＇s sarcoma （KS）. HHV-8 DNA is present virtually in all KS tumor biopsy samples. Genes at both ends of the HHV-8 gen...Human herpesvirus 8 （HHV-8） is thought to be essential for the development of all forms of Kaposi＇s sarcoma （KS）. HHV-8 DNA is present virtually in all KS tumor biopsy samples. Genes at both ends of the HHV-8 genome have been shown to vary considerably. Seven major molecular subtypes of HHV-8 were defined based on the amino acid sequence of the open reading frame K1 （ORF-K1）, generally known as A, B, C, D, E, F, and Z. Most strains collected worldwide were clustered into two subtypes （A and C）. Here, the K1/VRI region of HHV-8 was amplified by nested PCR in 22 （81.48%） of 27 cases from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a province in northwestern China. Phylogenetic analysis on the basis of the K1/VR1 amino acid sequence indicated that the majority of these KS patients were infected by subtype C HHV-8 （n = 18, including 15 belonging to the C2 group）, and several by subtype A （n = 4, including 3 being the A1 group）. This is the first report of subtype A HHV-8 in China. Furthermore, the correlations between different forms and lesions of KS and different subtypes of HHV-8 were analyzed. The findings showed that subtype A HHV-8 resulted in significantly more frequent mucosal KS lesions than subtype C. However, there was no obvious correlation between different forms of KS and different subtypes of HHV-8.展开更多
A wide spectrum of thoracic tumors have known or suspected viral etiologies.Oncogenic viruses can be classified by the type of genomic material they contain.Neoplastic conditions found to have viral etiologies include...A wide spectrum of thoracic tumors have known or suspected viral etiologies.Oncogenic viruses can be classified by the type of genomic material they contain.Neoplastic conditions found to have viral etiologies include post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease,lymphoid granulomatosis,Kaposi's sarcoma,Castleman's disease, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis,lung cancer,malignant mesothelioma,leukemia and lymphomas.Viruses involved in these conditions include Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 8,human papillomavirus,Simian virus 40,human immunodeficiency virus,and Human T-lymphotropic virus.Imaging findings,epidemiology and mechanism of transmission for these diseases are reviewed in detail to gain a more thorough appreciation of disease pathophysiology for the chest radiologist.展开更多
文摘Human herpesvirus 8 （HHV-8） is thought to be essential for the development of all forms of Kaposi＇s sarcoma （KS）. HHV-8 DNA is present virtually in all KS tumor biopsy samples. Genes at both ends of the HHV-8 genome have been shown to vary considerably. Seven major molecular subtypes of HHV-8 were defined based on the amino acid sequence of the open reading frame K1 （ORF-K1）, generally known as A, B, C, D, E, F, and Z. Most strains collected worldwide were clustered into two subtypes （A and C）. Here, the K1/VRI region of HHV-8 was amplified by nested PCR in 22 （81.48%） of 27 cases from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a province in northwestern China. Phylogenetic analysis on the basis of the K1/VR1 amino acid sequence indicated that the majority of these KS patients were infected by subtype C HHV-8 （n = 18, including 15 belonging to the C2 group）, and several by subtype A （n = 4, including 3 being the A1 group）. This is the first report of subtype A HHV-8 in China. Furthermore, the correlations between different forms and lesions of KS and different subtypes of HHV-8 were analyzed. The findings showed that subtype A HHV-8 resulted in significantly more frequent mucosal KS lesions than subtype C. However, there was no obvious correlation between different forms of KS and different subtypes of HHV-8.
文摘A wide spectrum of thoracic tumors have known or suspected viral etiologies.Oncogenic viruses can be classified by the type of genomic material they contain.Neoplastic conditions found to have viral etiologies include post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease,lymphoid granulomatosis,Kaposi's sarcoma,Castleman's disease, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis,lung cancer,malignant mesothelioma,leukemia and lymphomas.Viruses involved in these conditions include Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 8,human papillomavirus,Simian virus 40,human immunodeficiency virus,and Human T-lymphotropic virus.Imaging findings,epidemiology and mechanism of transmission for these diseases are reviewed in detail to gain a more thorough appreciation of disease pathophysiology for the chest radiologist.
