Table 1

Summary of viral transmission experiments with various hematopoetic and liver cells


HCV short term
HCV long term
HIV
HHV-6
A. T-cells1
+
-
+
+
B. B-cells2
+
+
-
-
C. Monocytes/macrophages3
+
-
+
+
D. Neuronal precursors4
+
+
+
+
E. Liver cells5




     Kupffer's
+
-
+
+/-
     Hepatocytes
+
+/-
-
-

1T-cells isolated from human fetal chord blood.

2B-cells immortalized by infection with transforming EBV.

3Monocyte/Macrophages, adherent cells stimulated with PMA.

4Recently isolated neuronal cells from fetal human brain.

5Freshly isolated liver cells from liver biopsies. Kupffer's cells are liver macrophages and Hepatocytes are liver endothelial cells.

Salahuddin et al. Virology Journal 2007 4:106   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-4-106