title: Active cytomegalovirus infection in human periodontitis.
abstract: This study used the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction method to determine mRNA transcription of subgingival human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in six adult and three localized juvenile periodontitis patients. The oligonucleotide primers targeted the major capsid protein gene to determine active HCMV infection. HCMV major capsid protein transcript was detected in deep periodontal pockets of two adult and two localized juvenile periodontitis patients but not in any shallow periodontal sites. The findings suggest that active HCMV replication can occur in periodontal sites. Further studies are necessary to establish whether periodontal reactivation of HCMV correlates with the initiation or progression of destructive periodontal disease.
authors: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Contreras
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Slots
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000821:virology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014775:Virus Activation; D017735:Virus Latency
chemical_list: D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral