2016
CJD and Scrapie Require Agent‐Associated Nucleic Acids for Infection
Botsios S, Manuelidis L. CJD and Scrapie Require Agent‐Associated Nucleic Acids for Infection. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2016, 117: 1947-1958. PMID: 26773845, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTSE agentsTransmissible spongiform encephalopathiesAdaptive immune responsesDegenerative brain changesInfectious particlesHost prion proteinGT1 neuronal cellsForms of PrPLymphoreticular tissuesBrain changesImmune responseTSE strainsNeuronal cellsNeurodegenerative diseasesLatent virusInfectivity assaysSpongiform encephalopathiesNucleic acid genomeTitersEpidemic spreadViral structuresPrion proteinHost proteinsVirusHost components
2010
Transmissible 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