title: Human CMV-IGIV (CytoGam) neutralizes human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infectivity and prevents intracellular signal transduction after HCMV exposure.
abstract: Pretreatment of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) with human hyperimmune globulin (CytoGam) in human embryonic lung (HEL) fibroblast culture showed successful inhibition of infectivity, and decreased extracellular viral titers and extracellular viral DNA. CytoGam prevented HCMV from inducing intracellular activation of NF-kappaB, Sp-1, and P13-K signaling pathways and the production of immediate-early (IE), early (E), and late (L) viral proteins. CytoGam neutralization of HCMV in this cell culture model prevented the earliest known signal transduction events (NF-kappaB, Sp-1, P13-K activation) after viral specific glycoproteins bind to their cognate cell membrane receptors, suggesting that this agent contains highly effective neutralizing antibodies against HCMV.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. kenneth_andreoni@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Huong
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; C045781:cytomegalovirus-specific hyperimmune globulin