Reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide mediates Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus reactivation from latency.

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) establishes a latent infection in the host following an acute infection. Reactivation from latency contributes to the development of KSHV-induced malignancies, which include Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the most common cancer in untreated AIDS patie...

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Main Authors: Fengchun Ye, Fuchun Zhou, Roble G Bedolla, Tiffany Jones, Xiufen Lei, Tao Kang, Moraima Guadalupe, Shou-Jiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098240?pdf=render