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Hélène Gazon1,2, Pradeep Chauhan1,2, Malik Hamaidia1,2
1National Fund for Scientific Research, Molecular and Cellular Epigenetics, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Applied Genoproteomics, Liège, Belgium.
Yoshida's 1987 hypothesis proposed that viral infections involve cycles of antigen expression and immune rejection. Decades of research now support this model of intermittent viral transcription and immune regulation in persistent infections.
Area of Science:
- Virology
- Immunology
- Cell Biology
Background:
- The Yoshida model (1987) proposed cyclical viral antigen expression and immune clearance.
- Persistent viral infections are characterized by long-term carriers with intermittent viral activity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review experimental evidence supporting Yoshida's hypothesis on viral pathogenesis.
- To elucidate the mechanisms of intermittent viral transcription and immune regulation.
Main Methods:
- Review of accumulated experimental data over three decades.
- Analysis of host immune response in regulating viral antigen expression.
Main Results:
- Experimental facts align with Yoshida's model of cyclical viral antigen expression.
- Intermittent viral transcription and immune surveillance drive viral persistence and clearance cycles.
Conclusions:
- Yoshida's hypothesis is supported by contemporary experimental findings.
- The model explains long-term viral persistence through immune evasion and cyclical reactivation.
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