Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEpidemiology of Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Infection in Cardiopathic PatientsAngela Ingianni, Maria A. Madeddu, Francesca Carta et al.Problem statement: The possible contribution of viruses to vascular pathology is still a controversial issue. Human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) has been suggested to participate to the pathogenetic events associated with atherosclerotic lesion establishment and progression. Recently, a high incidence of infection of HHV-8 (11%) has been verified in the island of Sardinia. The aim of this study was to … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,334 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesPrevalence of Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus PatientsA. Ingianni, F. Carta, A. Reina et al.In this study a possible relationship between the presence of type 2 diabetes (DM2) and the Human Herpesvirus 8 infection (HHV-8) has been evaluated. The presence of HHV-8 DNA was monitored by nested PCR and Southern blotting in peripheral blood leucocytes of DM2 patients admitted to the Diabetology and Metabolic Disease Service of the "S. Giovanni di Dio" Hospital (Cagliari, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,923 accessesView PDFCite