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, CulturedTransmissible encephalopathy agents
Manuelidis L. Transmissible encephalopathy agents. Virulence 2010, 1: 101-104. PMID: 21178425, PMCID: PMC3073180, DOI: 10.4161/viru.1.2.10822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmissible spongiform encephalopathiesKuru agentNormal miceRecent transmissionInfectious agentsTissue pathologyTSE agentsDisease latencyVirulence characteristicsNeural cellsSpongiform encephalopathiesPrion hypothesisEpidemic spreadAgentsGeographic regionsEncephalopathyVirulenceSuperinfectionMicePathology
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 ResearchConceptsScrapie associated fibrilsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCentral nervous systemTitre of infectivityScrapie of sheepInfected brainPathological responseProgressive degenerationNervous systemSynaptosomal preparationsInfectious agentsBrain fractionsTransmissible encephalopathiesDiseaseHuman casesSpleen extractsAbnormal fibrilsSusceptible hostsScrapieClose associationDifferent tissuesEncephalopathyAgentsDegenerationTitres
1976
Serial propagation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in guinea pigs.
Manuelidis E, Kim J, Angelo J, Manuelidis L. Serial propagation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in guinea pigs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1976, 73: 223-227. PMID: 1108016, PMCID: PMC335873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.73.1.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseGuinea pigsSubacute spongiform virus encephalopathiesSpongiform virus encephalopathiesHydrocephalus ex vacuoSubcortical gray structuresSerial propagationPercent takeNeuronal destructionCerebral atrophyNeuronal lossCerebral cortexEx vacuoGray structuresDiseaseSubsequent passagesPigsMorbidityAtrophyEncephalopathyIncubation periodInfectionMortalityCortexSymptomatology