Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 24, 2025

Early Viral Entry Assays for the Identification and Evaluation of Antiviral Compounds
Published on: October 29, 2015
[Viral infections]
F Galán-Sánchez1, C Fernández-Gutiérrez Del Álamo1, M Rodríguez-Iglesias1
1Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar. Cádiz. España.
Abstract:
Viruses cause disease after they break through the natural protective barriers of the body, evade immune control, and either kill cells of an important tissue or trigger a destructive immune and inflammatory response. The outcome of a viral infection is determined by the nature of the virushost interaction and the host's response to the infection. Viral infections can be lytic or persistent (latency, recurrence and / or transformation of the the cell). Immune response is the best treatment, but it often contributes to the pathogenesis of a viral infection. The laboratory methods accomplish the following results: description of virus-induced cytopathologic effects (CPEs) on cells, electron microscopic detection of viral particles, isolation and growth of the virus, detection of viral components (proteins and nucleic acids) and evaluation of the patient's immune response to the virus.
More Related Videos
11:12Protocols for Investigating the Host-tissue Distribution, Transmission-mode, and Effect on the Host Fitness of a Densovirus in the Cotton Bollworm
Published on: April 12, 2017
05:51Intracerebroventricular and Intravascular Injection of Viral Particles and Fluorescent Microbeads into the Neonatal Brain
Published on: July 24, 2016
Related Concept Videos
Viral Recombination
Viral Mutations
Retroviruses
Viruses with RNA Genomes
Mechanisms of Retrovirus-induced Cancers
Immune Response Against Viral Pathogens
NK Cells
NK cells are a crucial part of our innate immune system, acting as the first line of defense against viral infections. These cells can recognize and kill infected cells without prior exposure to the virus, effectively slowing down the spread of infection. Additionally, NK cells produce proinflammatory...