abstract background and aims: herpes simplex virus (hsv) is a common cause of corneal disease and is the leading infectious cause of corneal blindness among developed nations. this study is aimed to provide an estimation of the incidence of herpes simplex virustype-1, 2(hsv1, 2) and varicella zoster virus (vzv) in tears and swab from eye infection by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) in eye disea...

Topical therapy with trypsin, chymotrypsin, and monoxychloroserene, and corneal scrub with iodine, ether, and silver nitrate did not demonstrably reduce the incidence of a positive virus culture from rabbit corneas infected with herpes simplex. It is suggested that the virucidal properties of such substances as measured by their effect on cell-free virus suspensions is not pertinent to the abol...

BACKGROUND Translationally controlled tumour protein is a multifunctional calcium binding protein which has an important role in apoptosis, calcium levels balance and immunological response. The aim of this study was to evaluated the presence and distribution of TCTP in healthy human corneas and to identify and characterize the presence and distribution of this protein in human normal cornea. S...

objective herpes simplex virus (hsv), one of the most common sexually transmitted disease is a worldwide .this study aimed to prevalence of herpes simplex virus of pregnancy in iran. methods: we searched pubmed, scopus, ovid, science direct and national databases were searched: magiran, iranmedex and science information database (sid) up to october 2015.eventually, we included five studies that...

Steroid use is a considerable risk in recurring Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) epithelial keratitis. This case demonstrates the efficacy of treatment with oral acyclovir followed by a maintenance dose to reduce the risk of recurrences. I. Case History a. 77yo Caucasian male b. CC: Blurry vision at distance and near OS c. Ocular Hx: (+) Corneal ulcer OS, (+) HSV epithelial keratitis OS 12/1998, 5/20...

5-IoDo-2'-DEOXYURIDINE (IDU) is an antimetabolite that acts by displacing thymidine from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This results in inhibition of DNA synthesis, which particularly affects virus particles in the active replication of herpes simplex keratitis in rabbits (Kaufman, Nesburn, and Maloney, 1962; Perkins, Wood, Sears, Prusoff, and Welch, 1962). Following the report of effective treat...

Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic encephalitis, with significant morbidity and mortality that are effectively reduced by antiviral treatment. Herpes simplex infection in pregnant women rarely results in encephalitis. The most common symptoms of a pregnant woman with herpes simplex infection are colds and skin vesicles. Herpetic encephalitis...

The epidemiological and clinical features of primary herpes simplex virus ocular infection in 108 patients were studied. Of these, 69 (64%) were aged 15 or over and only eight (7%) were under the age of 5. Associated upper respiratory tract infection was found in 38 (35%) patients and systemic disorders such as mild malaise, fever, and aching in 34 (31%) patients. Common symptoms were redness, ...

Brown alga, Turbinaria conoides was successively extracted with n-hexane, cyclohexane, methanol and ethanol:water (1:1). The extracts were evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities by disc diffusion method. Minimal inhibitory concentration was determined for active extracts by broth dilution method. The antiviral activity and cytotoxicity of the extracts were tested in human embryon...

    Acyclovir (9-[2-hydroxyethoxymethyl] guanine) is an acyclic nucleoside analogue of guanosine which is a potent and selective antiviral agent. Acycloviris converted to the monophosphate by thymidine kinase the virus-specific form of this enzyme and is subsequently converted to the triphosphate by the host cell kinase. Acyclovir triphosphate inhibits viral DNA-polymerase terminating the chain...