Polyomavirus Infections

"Polyomavirus Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infections with POLYOMAVIRUS, which are often cultured from the urine of kidney transplant patients. Excretion of BK VIRUS is associated with ureteral strictures and CYSTITIS, and that of JC VIRUS with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL).

Descriptor ID	D027601
MeSH Number(s)	C02.256.721
Concept/Terms	Polyomavirus Infections Polyomavirus Infections Polyomavirus Infection

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Polyomavirus Infections".

Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
Polyomavirus Infections [C02.256.721]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Polyomavirus Infections".

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Polyomavirus Infections
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	0	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Tribble JT, Pfeiffer RM, Brownell I, Cahoon EK, Sargen MR, Shiels MS, Luo Q, Cohen C, Drezner K, Hernandez B, Moreno A, Pawlish K, Saafir-Callaway B, Engels EA, Volesky-Avellaneda KD. Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Immunosuppression, UV Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jan 01; 161(1):47-55.

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Starrett GJ, Yu K, Golubeva Y, Lenz P, Piaskowski ML, Petersen D, Dean M, Israni A, Hernandez BY, Tucker TC, Cheng I, Gonsalves L, Morris CR, Hussain SK, Lynch CF, Harris RS, Prokunina-Olsson L, Meltzer PS, Buck CB, Engels EA. Evidence for virus-mediated oncogenesis in bladder cancers arising in solid organ transplant recipients. Elife. 2023 03 24; 12.

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Popik W, Khatua AK, Fabre NF, Hildreth JEK, Alcendor DJ. BK Virus Replication in the Glomerular Vascular Unit: Implications for BK Virus Associated Nephropathy. Viruses. 2019 06 27; 11(7).

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Hautala TJ, Perelygina L, Vuorinen T, Hautala NM, H?gg PM, Bode MK, Rusanen HT, Renko MH, Glumoff V, Schwab N, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Murk JL, Sullivan KE, Sepp?nen MRJ. Nitazoxanide May Modify the Course of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. J Clin Immunol. 2018 01; 38(1):4-6.

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Laskin BL, Sullivan KE, Hester J, Goebel J, Davies SM, Jodele S. Antibodies to BK virus in children prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Sep; 62(9):1670-3.

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Qi F, Carbone M, Yang H, Gaudino G. Simian virus 40 transformation, malignant mesothelioma and brain tumors. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2011 Oct; 5(5):683-97.

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Chapagain ML, Nerurkar VR. Human polyomavirus JC (JCV) infection of human B lymphocytes: a possible mechanism for JCV transmigration across the blood-brain barrier. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 15; 202(2):184-91.

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Chapagain ML, Sumibcay L, Gurjav U, Kaufusi PH, Kast RE, Nerurkar VR. Serotonin receptor 2A blocker (risperidone) has no effect on human polyomavirus JC infection of primary human fetal glial cells. J Neurovirol. 2008 Oct; 14(5):448-54.

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Shiramizu B, Hu N, Frisque RJ, Nerurkar VR. High prevalence of human polyomavirus JC VP1 gene sequences in pediatric malignancies. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2007 May 15; 53(3):4-12.

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Ramos-Nino ME, Testa JR, Altomare DA, Pass HI, Carbone M, Bocchetta M, Mossman BT. Cellular and molecular parameters of mesothelioma. J Cell Biochem. 2006 Jul 01; 98(4):723-34.

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