Ocular and neuronal cell apoptosis during HSV-1 infection: a review.
HSV-1 may activate or suppress the apoptotic pathway in various cells. This review will discuss this apparent dichotomy and place particular emphasis on the different strategies HSV-1 uses to block or suppress the apoptotic pathway in various cell lines and tissues.
Miles
David H
DH
Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research; Technology, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Willcox
Mark D P
MD
Athmanathan
Sreedharan
S
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D006801:Humans; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009474:Neurons