Human Herpes Virus Type 2 ( HSV2 ), Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in the Male Genital Tract and Fertilization

The possibility of infection of the human male genital tract by human herpes virus type 2 (HSV2) or human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is well established and their sexual transmission has been the object of many studies. Moreover, medically assisted procreation, which helps in numerous fertility problems, raises the question of new viral risks linked to the application of these new technologies. In this review, we shall consider current knowledge in terms of the presence of HSV 2 and HCMV in the different parts of the genital tract of immunocompetent or immunodepressed men. We shall also consider the possibility of viral transmission by the sexual act or by the various techniques used in medically assisted procreation. We shall describe studies in human beings and in animals.

Splenic Kaposi’s sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virusnegative patient:A case report

BACKGROUND Kaposi’s sarcoma(KS)is a malignancy that usually affects the skin of the lower extremities,and may involve internal organs.It originates from the vascular endothelium.It is well known that the development of KS is associated with human herpes virus 8(i.e.HHV8)infections.Sporadic KS cases have mainly been found in Africa.Isolated splenic KS in Asia has rarely been reported.We present here a case of KS primarily involving the spleen in a human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-negative Chinese patient.CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital due to abdominal distension and discomfort,reduced food intake and weight loss.Medical examination revealed that the patient had moderate anemia,a low platelet count,slight fatty liver and a huge mass in the spleen.Spleen lymphoma was considered.An anti-HIV test was negative.The whole spleen was surgically excised.The final pathological diagnosis was nodular stage spleen KS,and the patient underwent total splenectomy.He recovered well and was discharged from hospital 12 d after surgery.Two weeks later,the patient developed liver metastasis and died within 1 mo after surgery.CONCLUSION KS is difficult to diagnose and pathological examination is necessary.KS has a poor prognosis and should be diagnosed and treated early to improve survival.

Acute liver failure caused by drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome associated with hyperferritinemia

Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome(DIHS) is a severe reaction usually characterized by fever,rash,and multiorgan failure,occurring 2-6 wk after drug introduction.It is an immune-mediated reaction involving macrophage and T-lymphocyte activation and cytokine release.A 54-year-old woman was diagnosed with rheumatic arthritis and initiated salazosulfapyridine by mouth.About 10 d later,she had a high fever,skin rash and liver dysfunction.She was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with a drug eruption.She was treated with oral prednisolone 30 mg/d;however,she developed high fever again and her blood tests showed acute liver failure and cytopenia associated with hyperferritinemia.She was diagnosed with acute liver failure and hemophagocytosis caused by DIHS.She was transferred to the Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science,Kyushu University,where she was treated with arterial steroid injection therapy.Following this treatment,her liver function improved and serum ferritin immediately decreased.We hypothesized that an immune-mediated reaction in DIHS may have generated over-activation of macrophages and T-lymphocytes,followed by a cytokine storm that affected various organs.The measurement of serum ferritin might be a useful marker of the severity of DIHS.

Mice with type I interferon signaling deficiency are prone to epilepsy upon HSV-1 infection

Viral encephalitis continues to be a significant public health concern.In our previous study,we discovered a lower expression of antiviral factors,such as IFN-β,STING and IFI16,in the brain tissues of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis(RE),a rare chronic neurological disorder often occurred in children,characterized by unihemispheric brain atrophy.Furthermore,a higher cumulative viral score of human herpes viruses(HHVs)was also found to have a significant positive correlation with the unihemispheric atrophy in RE.Type I IFNs(IFN-I)signaling is essential for innate anti-infection response by binding to IFN-α/βreceptor(IFNAR).In this study,we infected WT mice and IFNAR-deficient A6 mice with herpes simplex virus 1(HSV-1)via periocular injection to investigate the relationship between IFN-I signaling and HHVs-induced brain lesions.While all mice exhibited typical viral encephalitis lesions in their brains,HSV-induced epilepsy was only observed in A6 mice.The gene expression matrix,functional enrichment analysis and protein-protein interaction network revealed four gene models that were positively related with HSV-induced epilepsy.Additionally,ten key genes with the highest scores were identified.Taken together,these findings indicate that intact IFN-I signaling can effectively limit HHVs induced neural symptoms and brain lesions,thereby confirming the positive correlation between IFN-I signaling repression and brain atrophy in RE and other HHVs encephalitis.