2015
Rapid chemical decontamination of infectious CJD and scrapie particles parallels treatments known to disrupt microbes and biofilms
Botsios S, Tittman S, Manuelidis L. Rapid chemical decontamination of infectious CJD and scrapie particles parallels treatments known to disrupt microbes and biofilms. Virulence 2015, 6: 787-801. PMID: 26556670, PMCID: PMC4826107, DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1098804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious titerInnate immune responseHuman CJDResistant virusesIatrogenic infectionGT1 cellsBrain changesImmune responseInfectious agentsTSE agentsScrapie agentCJDPrion protein amyloidSheep scrapieVirulent microbesInfectious particlesMin exposureIntrinsic resistanceTreatmentTitersPrP amyloidScrapieAmyloidCultured cellsDeep proteomic analysis
2011
Replication and spread of CJD, kuru and scrapie agents in vivo and in cell culture
Miyazawa K, Emmerling K, Manuelidis L. Replication and spread of CJD, kuru and scrapie agents in vivo and in cell culture. Virulence 2011, 2: 188-199. PMID: 21527829, PMCID: PMC3149681, DOI: 10.4161/viru.2.3.15880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGT1 cellsSporadic CJDTSE agentsScrapie agentAgent-specific patternsTransmissible spongiform encephalopathy agentsComplex innate immune responseSpongiform encephalopathy agentInnate immune responseHost prion proteinK scrapie agentHuman CJDCJD agentNeuropathological sequelaeBrain titersImmune responseHuman kuruClearance mechanismsCJDInhibitory effectEnvironmental agentsCell-based assaysKuruInfectious formDistinct incubation times
2010
Nuclease resistant circular DNAs copurify with infectivity in scrapie and CJD
Manuelidis L. Nuclease resistant circular DNAs copurify with infectivity in scrapie and CJD. Journal Of NeuroVirology 2010, 17: 131-145. PMID: 21165784, DOI: 10.1007/s13365-010-0007-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcinetobacterAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainConserved SequenceCreutzfeldt-Jakob SyndromeCricetinaeDeoxyribonucleasesDNA HelicasesDNA, CircularDNA, MitochondrialDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseElectrophoresis, Agar GelGenome, BacterialHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuroblastomaNeurodegenerative DiseasesPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionPrionsScrapieTumor Cells, Cultured
2009
The kuru infectious agent is a unique geographic isolate distinct from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and scrapie agents
Manuelidis L, Chakrabarty T, Miyazawa K, Nduom NA, Emmerling K. The kuru infectious agent is a unique geographic isolate distinct from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and scrapie agents. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 13529-13534. PMID: 19633190, PMCID: PMC2715327, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905825106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseBovine spongiform encephalopathyBSE agentHuman sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseInfectious agentsEpidemic bovine spongiform encephalopathyTSE agentsScrapie agentTransmissible spongiform encephalopathy agentsSpongiform encephalopathy agentKuru agentLymphoreticular involvementBrain neuropathologySporadic CJDGT1 cellsNormal miceInfected humansNeurodegenerative diseasesDiseaseViral receptorsInfectious neurodegenerative diseasesSheep scrapieSpongiform encephalopathiesHigh levels
1983
Scrapie-associated fibrils in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Merz P, Somerville R, Wisniewski H, Manuelidis L, Manuelidis E. Scrapie-associated fibrils in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Nature 1983, 306: 474-476. PMID: 6358899, DOI: 10.1038/306474a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCreutzfeldt-Jakob SyndromeCricetinaeGuinea PigsHumansMiceScrapieSheepSpleenConceptsScrapie associated fibrilsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCentral nervous systemTitre of infectivityScrapie of sheepInfected brainPathological responseProgressive degenerationNervous systemSynaptosomal preparationsInfectious agentsBrain fractionsTransmissible encephalopathiesDiseaseHuman casesSpleen extractsAbnormal fibrilsSusceptible hostsScrapieClose associationDifferent tissuesEncephalopathyAgentsDegenerationTitres