Cultured human endothelial cells were infected with human cytomegalovirus AD 169 and
Kerr. The infection resulted in the appearance of viral antigens in the nuclei of
about 10% of the endothelial cells and in the concomittant disappearance of vWF from
the infected cells. No differences were observed between endothelial cells from different
sources (umbilical cord veins or arteries, adult veins).
Keywords
von - Willebrand factor - Cytomegalovirus - Endothelial cells