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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 130, 71-79, Copyright © 1988 by American Society for Investigative Pathology
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HM Yamashiroya, L Ghosh, R Yang and AL Robertson Jr
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60680.
The presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) nucleic acid and/or antigen was demonstrated in the coronary arteries and thoracic aortas of young trauma victims by the in situ DNA hybridization and ABC immunoperoxidase methods, respectively. Epstein- Barr virus (EBV) nucleic acid and capsid antigen were not detected in the arteries sampled in this study. Of 8 subjects in which virus was detected in the coronary arteries, 6 were positive for HSV and 2 for CMV; of 7 cases positive in the thoracic aorta, 5 were identified as HSV and 2 as CMV. Viral DNA and/or antigen were found in occasional cells in the intact luminal surface and in focal clusters of spindle- shaped or "foamy" cells in the intimal layer. The histologic findings indicate that HSV and CMV are associated with areas showing early or advanced atheromatous changes in the coronary arteries and with lesion- free as well as lesion areas in the thoracic aorta. The virologic findings support the concept that herpes-viruses may potentially play a direct or indirect role in the pathogenesis of human atherosclerosis.
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