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Epstein-Barr virus and human herpesvirus type 8 infections of the central nervous systemAntonio Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Herpes 11:120A-127A. 2004..CNS complications of HHV-8 infection are rare, but the virus has been associated with AIDS-dementia complex, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and primary CNS lymphoma; however these links remain to be proven...
Severe complications of herpes zosterAntonio Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Herpes 14:35-9. 2007..Herpetic facial palsies may respond to combination therapy with an antiviral plus steroid, but further research is needed to determine the benefit of such treatments...
Epidemiology and economic burden of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in Italy: a retrospective, population-based studyLeonardo Emberti Gialloreti
Dipartimento di Sanita Pubblica, Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
BMC Infect Dis 10:230. 2010..It focused primarily on immunocompetent patients aged > or = 50 years who would be eligible for preventive vaccination...
Clinical and psychosocial correlates of acute pain in herpes zosterAntonio Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
J Clin Virol 38:275-9. 2007..Acute and persistent pain are the most significant clinical manifestations of herpes zoster (HZ), but the characteristics of acute pain in HZ patients have been inadequately investigated...
Current management of herpes zoster: the European viewAntonio Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Am J Clin Dermatol 6:317-25. 2005..More needs to be done to educate the general public and increase awareness among primary healthcare providers of the benefits of timely and appropriate pharmacological therapy in patients with herpes zoster...
Clinical and psychosocial correlates of post-herpetic neuralgiaA Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
J Med Virol 80:1646-52. 2008..The results of this study may help physicians to identify patients with a higher risk of developing post-herpetic neuralgia and undertaking preventative strategies...
No evidence of family history as a risk factor for herpes zoster in patients with post-herpetic neuralgiaA Gatti
Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
J Med Virol 82:1007-11. 2010..03 (CI 95%: 0.81-1.31)]. Further and larger prospective cohort studies are needed to ascertain whether a family history of herpes zoster is really an independent predictor of zoster in different geographical settings...
Inhibition of homologous recombination by treatment with BVDU (brivudin) or by RAD51 silencing increases chromosomal damage induced by bleomycin in mismatch repair-deficient tumour cellsPatrizia Vernole
Department of Public Health and Cellular Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Mutat Res 664:39-47. 2009..In MMR-deficient cells, BVDU attenuates the repair of BLM-induced DSBs and this is likely to occur via inhibition of HR...
Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of varicella vaccine programmes based on an observational survey in the Latium region of ItalyLeonardo Emberti Gialloreti
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Herpes 12:33-7. 2005..The interaction between varicella and herpes zoster must also be taken into account when considering vaccination strategies, as zoster vaccination strategies may have an impact on varicella coverage...
Antiviral treatment of varicella in pediatric practice in the Latium region of Italy: results of an observational studyAntonio Volpi
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Pediatr Infect Dis J 21:739-43. 2002..This study was designed to describe chickenpox in children and its reported management by pediatricians working for the National Health Service in the Latium region of Italy...
Effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) on Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus in BCBL-1 cellsFrancesca Pica
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Bioelectromagnetics 27:226-32. 2006..1A/B (P < .01), but not with percentage of gp K8.1A/B-positive cells or of cells containing virions. Viral progeny produced under ELF-EMF exposure consisted mainly of defective viral particles...
Cidofovir on HHV-8 in BCBL-1 cellsFrancesca Pica
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Antivir Ther 9:823-5. 2004
Prognostic factors of long-term CD4+count-guided interruption of antiretroviral treatmentL Sarmati
Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
J Med Virol 81:481-7. 2009..041 and P = 0.012, respectively). A score based on CD4+ cell counts at nadir, at baseline, at week 2 of treatment interruption, and on baseline HIV-DNA values can identify patients with a prolonged period free safely of treatment...
Autocrine nerve growth factor is essential for cell survival and viral maturation in HHV-8-infected primary effusion lymphoma cellsF Pica
Departments of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Public Health and Cell Biology, and Neuroscience, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Blood 95:2905-12. 2000..These data indicate that NGF is essential for both cell survival and virus maturation in HHV-8-infected cell lines. (Blood. 2000;95:2905-2912)..
Successful switch to tenofovir after suboptimal response to entecavir in an immunocompromised patient with chronic hepatitis B and without genotypic hepatitis B virus resistanceC Sarrecchia
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Infection 39:367-70. 2011....
Correlates of human herpes virus-8 and herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in Northern CameroonA Volpi
Department of Public Health, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
J Med Virol 74:467-72. 2004..019) and latent (P = 0.021) HHV-8 antigens. These results suggest that HSV-2 infection can contribute to sexual transmission of HHV-8 infection...
Transmission of human herpesvirus 8: an updateFrancesca Pica
Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:152-6. 2007..Acquisition and control of human herpesvirus 8 infection have not yet been fully elucidated. This review focuses on the most recent findings on human herpesvirus 8 transmission...
No protective effect of acyclovir on HIV disease progression in a cohort of HSV-2-HIV-infected individualsBarbara Suligoi
Reparto AIDS e MST, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Antivir Ther 7:289-91. 2002..In conclusion, treatment with acyclovir does not seem to prolong significantly survival to AIDS among HIV-positive individuals who are HSV-2-infected...
Interferon-lambda in immunocompetent individuals with a history of recurrent herpes labialisFrancesca Pica
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Antivir Ther 15:737-43. 2010..Interferon (IFN)-alpha and IFN-lambda are essential for antiviral immunity, but the precise role of IFN-lambda in vivo is not yet well understood...
Prevalence and determinants of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in a cohort of HIV-positive individuals in ItalyBarbara Suligoi
Reparto AIDS e MST, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Sex Transm Dis 29:665-7. 2002..Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections may be a risk factor for the transmission of HIV. Data on the prevalence of HSV-2 infection among HIV-positive individuals are scarce...
A prospective study comparing quantitative Cytomegalovirus (CMV) polymerase chain reaction in plasma and pp65 antigenemia assay in monitoring patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantationGiuseppe Gentile
Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology, Univ, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
BMC Infect Dis 6:167. 2006..Quantitative CMV-DNA PCR assay in plasma has been proposed to monitor CMV infection in SCT patients. We evaluated the clinical utility of pp65Ag and PCR assay in plasma of SCT recipients...
Varicella immunization and herpes zosterAntonio Volpi
Herpes 12:59. 2005
Human herpesvirus 8 DNA in serum during seroconversion in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipientsGiuseppe Gentile
Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Hematology, University La Sapienza, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:1008-11. 2005..BMT-associated HHV-8 seroconversion is relatively common in seronegative recipients from seropositive donor, but factors other than BMT may also contribute to seroconversion...
Tailoring herpes labialis treatmentsAntonio Volpi
Herpes 14:55. 2007
Herpes zoster in immunocompromised patientsAntonio Volpi
Herpes 14:31. 2007
