PMID- 22161682 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130213 LR - 20211021 IS - 1538-2443 (Electronic) IS - 1355-0284 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 6 DP - 2011 Dec TI - CD8+ T cells patrol HSV-1-infected trigeminal ganglia and prevent viral reactivation. PG - 528-34 LID - 10.1007/s13365-011-0062-1 [doi] AB - A hallmark of herpes viruses is their capacity to cause recurrent disease. Recurrences of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 disease do not result from reinfection from external sources, but rather from reactivation of virus that is maintained in a latent state in sensory neurons and periodically reactivates from latency to cause recurrent disease. Recent findings implicate HSV-specific CD8(+) T cells in immune surveillance of HSV-1 latently infected sensory neurons in trigeminal ganglia (TG) and inhibition of HSV-1 reactivation from latency. This review summarizes recent findings regarding the characteristics of the TG-resident CD8(+) T cell population and certain unique obstacles that might complicate the development of therapeutic vaccines. FAU - St Leger, Anthony J AU - St Leger AJ AD - Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. FAU - Hendricks, Robert L AU - Hendricks RL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20111208 PL - United States TA - J Neurovirol JT - Journal of neurovirology JID - 9508123 RN - 0 (Antigens, Viral) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Granzymes) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Viral/immunology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/virology MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Viral/*immunology MH - Granzymes/immunology MH - Herpes Simplex/*immunology/virology MH - Herpesvirus 1, Human/*genetics/immunology MH - Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Trigeminal Ganglion/*virology MH - Viral Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Virus Latency/*physiology EDAT- 2011/12/14 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/14 06:00 CRDT- 2011/12/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/12/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/12/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s13365-011-0062-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurovirol. 2011 Dec;17(6):528-34. doi: 10.1007/s13365-011-0062-1. Epub 2011 Dec 8.