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Localization of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA in latently infected BALB/c mice neurons using in situ polymerase chain reaction.

ABSTRACT: Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) establishes a lifelong latent infection in neurons following primary infection. The existence of latent HSV-1 DNA in the trigeminal ganglia of infected BALB/c mice was examined using a direct in situ PCR technique, based on Digoxigenin-11-dUTP detection system with anti-digoxigenin-peroxidase and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) substrate.Eight-week-old male BALB/c mice were inoculated via the eye by 104 plaque forming unit of wild type Iranian isolates of HSV-1. After establishment of latency, trigeminal ganglia were removed and examined using in situ PCR to detect HSV-1 genome. Finally, the results of in situ PCR were verified by a two-round PCR method, using amplification cocktail of in situ reaction, as a template for a conventional gel base PCR.The results suggest that a direct in situ PCR method using a peroxidase and DAB detection system is a useful means for detection of latent HSV-1 DNA in the latently infected ganglia.

SUBMITTER: Khansarinejad B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3904058 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Localization of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA in latently infected BALB/c mice neurons using in situ polymerase chain reaction.

Khansarinejad Behzad B Soleimanjahi Hoorieh H Ghaemi Amir A Tiraihi Taki T Pour Beiranvand Shahram S

Iranian biomedical journal 20100701 3

<h4>Background</h4>Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) establishes a lifelong latent infection in neurons following primary infection. The existence of latent HSV-1 DNA in the trigeminal ganglia of infected BALB/c mice was examined using a direct in situ PCR technique, based on Digoxigenin-11-dUTP detection system with anti-digoxigenin-peroxidase and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) substrate.<h4>Methods</h4>Eight-week-old male BALB/c mice were inoculated via the eye by 104 plaque forming unit of wil ...[more]

PMID: 21079658

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Localization of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA in latently infected BALB/c mice neurons using in situ polymerase chain reaction.

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Localization of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA in latently infected BALB/c mice neurons using in situ polymerase chain reaction.

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