Molecular Aspects of Human Cytomegalovirus Diseases

Section I Human Cytomegalovirus and Human Diseases.- 1 The Pathogenicity of Human Cytomegalovirus: An Overview.- 2 Pathology of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection.- 3 Cytomegalovirus Infection and Neonatal Hepatitis.- 4 Human Cytomegalovirus and Atherogenesis.- 5 Cytomegalovirus as a Sexually Transmitted Disease.- 6 Cytomegalovirus and Macrophage Interaction.- Section II Human Cytomegalovirus Infections and the Immuncompromised Host.- 7 Role of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Neurologic Abnormalities of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.- 8 Role of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, with Emphasis on Neurological and Ophthalmological Complications.- 9 Cytomegalovirus and Blood Transfusion.- 10 Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplantation.- 11 Cytomegalovirus Infection in Bone Marrow Transplantation.- 12 The Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients.- Section III Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Human Cytomegalovirus and Human Diseases.- 13 Diagnosis of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection: Laboratory Approaches.- 14 The Control of Cytomegalovirus Infection: Chemotherapy.- 15 Vaccine Strategies for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease.- Section IV Molecular Aspects of Human Cytomegalovirus.- 16 Molecular Biology of Human Cytomegalovirus.- 17 Immediate-Early Genes of Human Cytomegalovirus: Organization and Function.- 18 Transcription Factors and Viral Regulatory Proteins as Potential Mediators of Human Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis.- 19 Activation of Proto-oncogenes and Cell Activation Signals in the Initiation and Progression of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection.- 20 Potential Oncogenicity of Human Cytomegalovirus.- 21 Proteins of Human Cytomegalovirus that Elicit Humoral Immunity.- 22 Postscript: What Is the Role of Dendritic Cells in the Pathogenesis of Human Cytomegalovirus in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Hosts?.