Relationship between CMV infection and coronary heart disease.
Conflicting evidence implicating CMV infection in coronary heart disease (CHD) exists. In this work using serological methods (IgM-CMV by Western blot and IgG-CMV by ELISA) correlation between CMV infection and CHD was not found. On the other hand presence of CMV DNA in atherosclerotic plaques with absence in unchanged vessel indicates possible role of CMV infection in progression of this process.
Siennicka
J
J
Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland.
Kruk
M
M
Przyłuski
J
J
Krajewski
P
P
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral