Abstract
Human peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy adults, cord blood lymphocytes, and lymphoblastoid cell lines were screened by hybridization for the presence of group C adenovirus DNA sequences. In 13 of 17 peripheral blood lymphocyte samples from adults, 1 of 10 cord blood samples, and seven of seven lymphoblastoid cell lines tested, results were positive for Group C adenovirus DNA (adenovirus 1 [Ad1], Ad2, Ad5, or Ad6). About 1 to 2% of the lymphocytes carried 50 to 100 viral genome copies per positive cell, as estimated by in situ hybridization. Infectious virus representing all members of group C were recovered, but cultivation in the presence of adenovirus antibody did not cure the cells of free viral genomes. Viral DNA was found in B, T, and N cells but only in 1 of 10 cord blood samples. The results suggest that group C adenovirus infections in childhood result in the persistence of the viral genome in circulating lymphocytes.
MeSH Terms
Adenoviruses, Human/genetics,growth & development
Adult
Age Factors
B-Lymphocytes/microbiology
Cell Line
DNA, Viral/analysis
Fetal Blood/cytology
Humans
Lymphocytes/microbiology
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
T-Lymphocytes/microbiology
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Horvath J
Palkonyay L
Weber J
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