ArticleTransplantation2009
TNF-alpha signaling is not required for in vivo transcriptional reactivation of latent murine cytomegalovirus.
Article in Transplantation, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mechanisms and Determinants of CMV Reactivation in Kidney Transplantation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- New Insights Into the Molecular Mechanisms and Immune Control of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation.Transplantation · 2020Review
- Cytomegalovirus Latency and Reactivation: An Intricate Interplay With the Host Immune Response.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Review
- A clinically relevant murine model unmasks a "two-hit" mechanism for reactivation and dissemination of cytomegalovirus after kidney transplant.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2019Article
- Transplant-induced reactivation of murine cytomegalovirus immediate early gene expression is associated with recruitment of NF-κB and AP-1 to the major immediate early promoter.The Journal of general virology · 2016Article
- Human cytomegalovirus induces TGF-β1 activation in renal tubular epithelial cells after epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.PLoS pathogens · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundReactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is frequently observed in recipients of solid organs and bone marrow transplants and is associated with increased risk of acute and chronic allograft rejection, opportunistic infection, graft failure, and patient mortality. The molecular mechanisms by which reactivation occurs are not well understood. Previous studies have suggested that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, which is induced by allogeneic transplantation, may have a role in reactivation of CMV through activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells and subsequent transcriptional reactivation of immediate early (ie) gene expression. METHODS AND
resultsWe have tested the role of TNF-alpha in the reactivation of CMV directly by testing whether TNF-alpha is required to initiate transcription of ie gene expression in a murine model of allogeneic transplantation of kidneys latently infected with mouse CMV.
conclusionsOur studies show that although TNF-alpha seems to be sufficient, it is not required for initiating transcription of ie gene expression in this model, suggesting that both TNF-alpha-dependent and -independent pathways play an important role in the reactivation of latent CMV infection.
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