Tatiana S. Rubalskaia, Denis V. Erokhov, Polina E. Zherdeva, Tamara A. Mamaeva, Nina T. Tikhonova
{"title":"Global genetic diversity of measles virus (Paramyxoviridae: <i>Morbillivirus: Morbillivirus hominis</i>): historical aspects and current state","authors":"Tatiana S. Rubalskaia, Denis V. Erokhov, Polina E. Zherdeva, Tamara A. Mamaeva, Nina T. Tikhonova","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-187","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring the circulation of the measles virus and studying its genetic diversity is an important component of the measles elimination program. A methodological approach to molecular genetic studies and their interpretation in the measles surveillance was developed in the early 2000s. During its development, clear areas of circulation of each genotype of the virus were identified, therefore, the determination of viruses genotypes was proposed to monitor circulation and identify transmission pathways. However, in the future, due to a significant decrease in the number of active genotypes, an approach based on sub-genotyping was proposed: determining not only the genotype of the virus, but also its genetic lineage/genetic variant. The Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (GMRLN) systematically monitors the circulation of the measles virus at the sub-genotypic level, depositing the results in a specialized database MeaNS2. It is this database that is the most complete and reliable source of information about the genetic characteristic of measles viruses.
 This review presents both historical information and the latest data on the global genetic diversity of the measles virus.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"4 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna V. Kovyrshina, Tatiana E. Sizikova, Vitaliy N. Lebedev, Sergey V. Borisevich, Inna V. Dolzhikova, Denis Yu. Logunov, Alexander L. Gintsburg
{"title":"Vaccines to prevent Ebola virus disease: current challenges and perspectives","authors":"Anna V. Kovyrshina, Tatiana E. Sizikova, Vitaliy N. Lebedev, Sergey V. Borisevich, Inna V. Dolzhikova, Denis Yu. Logunov, Alexander L. Gintsburg","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-193","url":null,"abstract":"Relevance. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an acute infectious disease with an extremely high case fatality rate reaching up to 90%. EVD has become widely known since 20142016, when outbreak in West Africa occurred and led to epidemic, which caused travel-related cases on the territory of other continents.
 There are two vaccines against EVD, prequalified by WHO for emergency use, as well as a number of vaccines, approved by local regulators in certain countries. However, even with the availability of effective vaccines, the lack of data on immune correlates of protection and duration of protective immune response in humans and primates is limiting factor for effectively preventing the spread of EVD outbreaks.
 Aims. This review highlights experience of use of EVD vaccines during outbreaks in endemic areas, summarizes data on vaccine immunogenicity in clinical trials, and discusses perspectives for further development and use of effective EVD vaccines.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"4 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ludmila V. Kostina, Ilya E. Filatov, Olesya V. Eliseeva, Oleg E. Latyshev, Yana Yu. Chernoryzh, Kirill I. Yurlov, Ekaterina I. Lesnova, Kizkhalum M. Khametova, Stanislav A. Cherepushkin, Tatyana E. Savochkina, Valery V. Tsibezov, Kirill L. Kryshen, Liubov I. Alekseeva, Olga N. Zaykova, Tatyana V. Grebennikova
{"title":"Study of the safety and immunogenicity of VLP-based vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus infection in neonatal minipig model","authors":"Ludmila V. Kostina, Ilya E. Filatov, Olesya V. Eliseeva, Oleg E. Latyshev, Yana Yu. Chernoryzh, Kirill I. Yurlov, Ekaterina I. Lesnova, Kizkhalum M. Khametova, Stanislav A. Cherepushkin, Tatyana E. Savochkina, Valery V. Tsibezov, Kirill L. Kryshen, Liubov I. Alekseeva, Olga N. Zaykova, Tatyana V. Grebennikova","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-194","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. In Russia, almost half of the cases of acute intestinal infections of established etiology in 2022 are due to rotavirus infection (RVI). There is no specific treatment for rotavirus gastroenteritis. There is a need to develop modern, effective and safe vaccines to combat rotavirus infection that are not capable of multiplying (replicating) in the body of the vaccinated person. A promising approach is to create vaccines based on virus-like particles (VLPs).
 Objective. Study of the safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine against rotavirus infection based on virus-like particles of human rotavirus A in newborn minipigs with multiple intramuscular administration.
 Materials and methods. Newborn minipigs were used as an animal model in this study. The safety of the tested vaccine was assessed based on thermometry data, clinical examination, body weight gain, clinical and biochemical blood parameters, as well as necropsy and histological examination. When studying the immunogenic properties of the Gam-VLP-rota vaccine in doses of 30 and 120 g, the cellular, humoral and secretory immune response was studied.
 Results. The results of assessing the general condition of animals during the immunization period, data from clinical, laboratory and pathomorphological studies indicate the safety of the vaccine against human rotavirus infection based on VLP (Gam-VLP-rota) when administered three times intramuscularly. Good local tolerance of the tested vaccine was demonstrated. The results of the assessment of humoral immunity indicate the formation of a stable immune response after three-time immunization with Gam-VLP-rota, stimulation of the production of antigen-specific IgG antibodies and their functional activity to neutralize human rotavirus A. It was shown that following the triple immunization with the minimum tested concentration of 30 g/dose, animals developed a cell-mediated immune response. The results of the IgA titer in blood serum and intestinal lavages indicate the formation of both a systemic immunological response and the formation of specific secretory immunity to human rotavirus A.
 Conclusion. Thus, three-time intramuscular immunization of minipigs with the Gam-VLP-rota vaccine forms stable protective humoral and cellular immunity in experimental animals. Evaluated vaccine is safe and has good local tolerability.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia V. Vlasenko, Mikhail D. Chanyshev, Dmitriy V. Dubodelov, Artem A. Serkov, Galina G. Solopova, Anastasija V. Sacuk, Artem V. Snicar, Tatiana А. Semenenko, Stanislav N. Kuzin, Vasily G. Akimkin
{"title":"Distribution of human gene polymorphisms allele frequencies associated with viral infections","authors":"Natalia V. Vlasenko, Mikhail D. Chanyshev, Dmitriy V. Dubodelov, Artem A. Serkov, Galina G. Solopova, Anastasija V. Sacuk, Artem V. Snicar, Tatiana А. Semenenko, Stanislav N. Kuzin, Vasily G. Akimkin","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-189","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. The design of studies aimed at finding the association between the genetic factor and the studied feature (disease) involves a comparison of the ratio of genotypes or allelic proportions in the study group with those in the control group. At the stage of determining the ratio of genotypes of the studied polymorphisms in the reference group, researchers meet a number of problems, which are the subject of the present work.
 Aim of the work is to provide scientific rationale for the feasibility of creating a national information system comprising genetic data of the relatively healthy population of Russia, incorporating its ethnic diversity.
 Materials and methods. The study group, total 1020 people, was genotyped for a number of single nucleotide polymorphisms of human genes. A comparative characteristic of the frequency distribution of the studied polymorphisms with those presented in international databases as reference data was carried out using 2 index.
 Results. The frequency of SNP rs4986790 of the TLR4 gene significantly differs from the EUR population (p = 0.032) and the CEU subpopulation (p = 0.047). The allele frequencies of the rs1800795 (IL6) and rs1800896 (IL10) polymorphisms in the study population differ from the CEU subgroup (p = 0.030 and 0.012, respectively). The frequency of SNP rs2295119 (HLA-DPA2) in the study group is significantly different from the EUR population (p = 0.034).
 Conclusion. The analysis carried out in this work confirms the need to create a domestic information system containing data on the occurrence of SNP alleles and genotypes for a conditionally healthy population and in subgroups with various pathological conditions.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"6 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Updated scientometric indicators of the journal «Problems of Virology».","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"68 5","pages":"458"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139058815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dogadov I. Dmitriy, Karen K. Kyuregyan, Goncharenko M. Alexandra, Albert A. Minosyan, Armen A. Kochkonyan, Anastasia A. Karlsen, Oleg I. Vyshemirsky, Dzhina D. Karal-ogly, Mikhail I. Mikhailov
{"title":"Markers of antroponotic viral infections in vervet monkeys arrived from their natural habitat (Tanzania)","authors":"Dogadov I. Dmitriy, Karen K. Kyuregyan, Goncharenko M. Alexandra, Albert A. Minosyan, Armen A. Kochkonyan, Anastasia A. Karlsen, Oleg I. Vyshemirsky, Dzhina D. Karal-ogly, Mikhail I. Mikhailov","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-188","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Various human viruses have been identified in wild monkeys and in captive primates. Cases of transmission of viruses from wild monkeys to humans and vice versa are known.
 The aim of this study was to identify markers of anthroponotic viral infections in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) arrived from their natural habitat (Tanzania).
 Materials and methods. Fecal samples (n = 56) and blood serum samples (n = 75) obtained from 75 animals, respectively, on days 10 and 23 after admission to the primate center, were tested for the markers of anthroponotic viral infections (Ebola virus, Marburg virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, hepatitis C virus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), EpsteinBarr virus (EBV), parainfluenza types 1 and 3, intestinal adenoviruses, rotaviruses) by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
 Results and discussion. Among the examined animals, markers of 6 out of 11 tested viral infections were identified. Detection rates of IgG antibodies to HSV-1,2 (15.9%) and CMV (15.9%) were two times as low as IgG antibodies to EBV (31.8%). Among the markers of respiratory viral infections, IgG antibodies to parainfluenza virus type 1 were found (6.8%). 14.3% of the animals had rotavirus antigen, and 94% had simian adenovirus DNA. Markers of hemorrhagic fevers Ebola, Marburg, LCM, hepatitis C, and type 3 parainfluenza were not detected.
 Conclusion. When importing monkeys from different regions of the world, an expanded screening for viral infections is needed considering the epidemiological situation both in the country of importation and in the country of destination.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"4 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia N. Vlasova, Oleg Yu. Chernykh, Roman A. Krivonos, Oleg A. Verkhovsky, Taras I. Aliper, Afshona M. Anoyatbekova, Elena V. Zhukova, Oksana D. Kucheruk, Anton G. Yuzhakov, Mikhail I. Gulyukin, Aleksey M. Gulyukin
{"title":"Adaptation of african swine fever virus (Asfarviridae: <i>Asfivirus</i>)to growth in the continuous culture PPK-66b cells by the method of accelerated passaging","authors":"Natalia N. Vlasova, Oleg Yu. Chernykh, Roman A. Krivonos, Oleg A. Verkhovsky, Taras I. Aliper, Afshona M. Anoyatbekova, Elena V. Zhukova, Oksana D. Kucheruk, Anton G. Yuzhakov, Mikhail I. Gulyukin, Aleksey M. Gulyukin","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-186","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. African swine fever virus (ASF) is a large, enveloped virus with an icosahedral capsid morphology and a double-stranded DNA genome ranging in size from 170 to 190 kb. The replication cycle proceeds in two phases, the early phase lasting 46 hours and the late 820 hours after infection. The adaptation of the ASF virus to growth in continuous cell lines makes efficient and reliable genetic analysis and more accurate interpretation of its results.
 Objective. Adaptation of a new isolate of the ASF virus to growth in a continuous cell line by the method of accelerated passages and preliminary genetic analysis of the resulting strain.
 Materials and methods. For virus isolation and passaging of the ASF virus, a porcine leukocyte cell culture (PL) and continuous cell cultures of porcine origin (ST, PK, PPK-66b) were used with Eagle MEM and HLA essential media with 10% porcine or fetal serum.
 Results. The article presents data on the isolation and analysis of the changes in the reproductive properties of a new African swine fever (ASF) virus isolate in the process of adaptation to growth in a continuous piglet kidney cell culture clone b (PPK-66b). The current state of the problem of cultivation of the ASF virus, the features of its reproduction, and the basis of the genetic differentiation of its isolates are described in detail. Understanding the uniqueness of the nature of the ASF virus determined the approaches to the processes of its cultivation and adaptation. In this regard, the results of studies of cultural properties, and analysis of the nucleotide sequence of 6 genes of the new isolate, as well as phylogenetic analysis of these genes with already known strains and isolates of the ASF virus are presented.
 Conclusion. A new strain obtained in the process of cell adaptation of ASVF/Znaury/PPK-23 ASF virus by the accelerated passaging method reaches a high level of reproduction in 72 hours with an accumulation titer of 7.07 lg HAdE50/cm3. Primary genetic analysis allowed to establish the main phylogenetic relationships of the newly isolated strain with previously known variants of the current ASF panzootic.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136153224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna S. Binyatova, Tatyana N. Yunasova, Rauza A. Volkova, Alexey Yu. Butirskiy, Tatyana N. Ilyasova, Karine А. Sarkisyan, Artashes A. Movsesyants
{"title":"Experience with the use of pharmacopoeial reference material for the activity of measles vaccine","authors":"Anna S. Binyatova, Tatyana N. Yunasova, Rauza A. Volkova, Alexey Yu. Butirskiy, Tatyana N. Ilyasova, Karine А. Sarkisyan, Artashes A. Movsesyants","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-185","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Due to the increased incidence of measles in Russia and in many other regions of the world, vaccines for the measles prevention are especially in demand. Ensuring the quality of the measles vaccine for effective disease prevention is within the scope of the tasks of the state policy of our country.
 Objective. Evaluation of the experience of using a pharmacopoeial standard material of measles vaccine activity for measurement of the specific activity of the measles virus in vaccines with a measles component that are used in the Russian Federation for measles prevention.
 Materials and methods. The object of the study was the Pharmacopoeia reference material (PRM) of the activity of the live measles vaccine of series 10. The activity of PRM was analyzed when determining the specific activity of the measles, mumps-measles and combined vaccines for the prevention of measles, rubella and mumps, as well as based on the materials of the summary protocols for the production of these vaccines.
 Results. The titer of the measles virus in the PRM for each determination of the specific activity of the measles virus in vaccines in the Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products in 20212022, as well as according to the summary production protocols, was within the boundaries of the certified value (4.63 0.5) lgTCD50/0.5 ml, and the test results met the acceptance criteria in accordance with the requirements of regulatory documentation. During the observation period, the average value of the PRM titer (4.61 lgTCD50/0.5 ml) practically did not differ compared to the average value of the certified characteristics of the PRM, the standard deviation of the mean value of the measles virus titer in the PRM did not exceed 0.15 lgTCD50, which indicated the stability of the analytical work at the enterprise and in IC.
 Conclusion. The data obtained indicate the stable activity of PRM, the correctness of the determination of the measles virus titer in the vaccination dose of the vaccine, and the validity of the method for monitoring the specific activity of the measles virus in vaccines.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136152307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamara V. Teplyakova, Alexey S. Kabanov, Alena S. Ovchinnikova, Dmitry A. Odnoshevskyh, Irina F. Petrovskaya, Tatiana S. Nepomnyashchikh, Oleg V. Pyankov
{"title":"Screening of antiviral activity of samples from chaga <i>Inonotus obliquus</i> and humic acid from brown coal on <i>Vero</i> cell culture against ectromelia virus (Poxviridae: <i>Orthopoxvirus</i>; ECTV)","authors":"Tamara V. Teplyakova, Alexey S. Kabanov, Alena S. Ovchinnikova, Dmitry A. Odnoshevskyh, Irina F. Petrovskaya, Tatiana S. Nepomnyashchikh, Oleg V. Pyankov","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-174","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. The mouse-specific orthopoxvirus, ectromelia virus, is one of the best models that can be used to study key issues of pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of smallpox, and to develop measures to increase virulence, transmissibility, or the ability to overcome vaccine immunity.
 The aim of the work is to screen the antiviral activity of samples from Inonotus obliquus chaga and humic acid from brown coal in vitro against ectromelia virus.
 Materials and methods. We used ectromelia virus, strain K-1 (reg. No V-142), obtained from the State Collection of Pathogens of Viral Infections and Rickettsioses of the State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector; Vero Е6 cell culture (No 70) from the Collection of cell cultures of the State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector. Nine samples from chaga I. obliquus and humic acid from brown coal were used to evaluate the changes in the infectivity of the ectromelia virus on cell culture using 2 schemes of application of drugs and virus (preventive and therapeutic schemes), and to assess their cytotoxicity and antiviral activity.
 Results. 50% cytotoxic concentration, 50% virus-inhibiting concentrations and selectivity index were determined for all samples. The studied samples were shown to be non-toxic to the monolayer of Vero cell culture in a dilution of 300 and more micrograms/ml, while demonstrated high antiviral activity against strain K-1 of ectromelia virus in two application schemes preventive and curative.
 Conclusion. All samples tested for ectromelia virus in vitro can be considered promising for further development of drugs against diseases caused by orthopoxviruses.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136153809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ksenia V. Smirnova, Aleksandra K. Lubenskaya, Natalya B. Senyuta, Tatyana E. Dushenkina, Vladimir E. Gurtsevitch
{"title":"Epstein–Barr virus (Herpesviridae: <i>Lymphocryptovirus</i>) types 1 and 2 and other viral markers in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in two geographically and ethnically distinct regions of Russia","authors":"Ksenia V. Smirnova, Aleksandra K. Lubenskaya, Natalya B. Senyuta, Tatyana E. Dushenkina, Vladimir E. Gurtsevitch","doi":"10.36233/0507-4088-181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-181","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. The discovery of two types of EpsteinBarr virus (EBV) (EBV-1 and EBV-2) that have different biological properties stimulated the search for neoplasms associated with each type of the virus.
 The aim of the work is to study the nature of the association of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) with EBV-1 and EBV-2, serological activity for each viral type and the concentration of EBV DNA in the blood plasma of two gender, age and ethnic groups of NPC patients that represent geographically and climatically different regions of Russia,.
 Materials and methods. In the blood plasma of patients with NPC and other non- EBV associated tumors of oral cavity (OTOCEBV) from the North Caucasian (NCFD) and Central (CFD) Federal Districts of Russia, the types of EBV and the concentration of viral DNA were determined using respectively nested and real time PCR; titers of IgG and IgA antibodies to viral capsid antigen (VCA) were measured in indirect immunofluorescence assay.
 Results. The blood plasma samples testing showed that NPC and OTOCEBV patients were infected with both types of EBV in approximately equal proportions. In two groups of NPC patients infected with one of the virus types only, EBV-1 or EBV-2, respectively, no statistically significant differences were found between the geometric mean values of IgG and IgA anti-EBV antibody titers and viral DNA concentrations in blood plasma. The distribution of virus types was not affected by either patient gender or ethnogeographic origin. The difference was found only between age groups: EBV-2 dominated in NPC patients up to 60 years, and EBV-1 was prevalent in patients over 60 years.
 Conclusion. The lack of the predominance of one of EBV types in NPC patients that are the representatives of different ethnic groups from geographically and climatically different regions, suggests that none of these factors play an important role in the NPC carcinogenesis. Evidently, each type of EBV, EBV-1 or EBV-2, if the necessary conditions arise, are able to exhibit its oncogenic potential to initiate tumor development.","PeriodicalId":23669,"journal":{"name":"Voprosy virusologii","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136152320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}