US Patent Number
6573041
Publication Date
6-3-2003
Abstract
We previously described a novel in vitro model of a non-productive herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in neurally-differentiated (ND)-PC12 cells that allows for inducible virus replication upon forskolin and heat stress (HS) treatment. In this research, we further characterized the model with respect to HSV-2 strain 333. We found that: (i) ND-PC12 cells are non-permissive to HSV-2 replication; (ii) HSV-2 can establish a quiescent infection, like HSV-1, in ND-PC12 cells with the transient use of acycloguanosine (ACV); however unlike HSV-1, anti-viral conditions are not obligatory to establish and maintain a quiescent state; (iii) the quiescent state is maintained in the presence of Vero cell cocultivation indicating that such cultures are free of infectious virus; and (iv) a high percentage of quiescently infected (QIF)-PC 12 cell cultures (80-100%) produce HSV-2 in response to forskolin and HS (43° C., 3 h) treatment for as long as 4 weeks post infection. These findings indicate that ND-PC12 cells can harbor HSV-2 in a cryptic and non-productive state that is reversible. This model has appealing features for studying gene expression during the establishment, maintenance and reactivation phases of the HSV-2 quiescent state in cell culture. Journal of Neuro Virology (2000) 6, 296-302.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
09/984,337
Filing Date
10/29/2001
Recommended Citation
Miller, Craig S.; Jacob, Robert J.; and Danaher, Robert J., "Neuronal Cell Model and Methods of Use Thereof" (2003). Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Faculty Patents. 9.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/microbio_patents/9
