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Immunofluorescence detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 antigen in cerebrospinal fluid cells of experimentally infected mice. 1988

R H Boerman, and A C Peters, and M Verheij, and A K Raap, and L T van Ekdom, and A van Eer, and M van der Ploeg
Department of Neurology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.

Experimentally infected mice were used to assess the value of immunofluorescence (IF) procedures in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cells in comparison with routine viral culture of CSF for diagnosis of herpes simplex type-1 (HSV-1) encephalitis. Virus specific antigen was detected by immunofluorescence in the majority of CSF cells in 75% of infected animals. In contrast, only 20% of infected mice had positive viral cultures, which sometimes took as long as a week to show a cytopathological effect (CPE). It is concluded that antigen detection by immunofluorescence is a rapid, specific and sensitive technique for demonstrating HSV-1 antigen in CSF cells of experimentally infected mice. Our results put forward a plea for further studies using these techniques on CSF samples from patients with suspected HSV-1 encephalitis. The prerequisites for reliable interpretation of results have been defined in this study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004660 Encephalitis Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition. Inflammation, Brain,Rasmussen Syndrome,Brain Inflammation,Encephalitis, Rasmussen,Rasmussen Encephalitis,Rasmussen's Syndrome,Brain Inflammations
D006561 Herpes Simplex A group of acute infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 that is characterized by the development of one or more small fluid-filled vesicles with a raised erythematous base on the skin or mucous membrane. It occurs as a primary infection or recurs due to a reactivation of a latent infection. (Dorland, 27th ed.) Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000956 Antigens, Viral Substances elaborated by viruses that have antigenic activity. Viral Antigen,Viral Antigens,Antigen, Viral
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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