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Gillis PA, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Gnanandarajah JS, Wussow F, Diamond DJ, Schleiss MR. Development of a novel, guinea pig-specific IFN-γ ELISPOT assay and characterization of guinea pig cytomegalovirus GP83-specific cellular immune responses following immunization with a modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-vectored GP83 vaccine. Vaccine. 2014 Jun 30;32(31):3963-70. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.011. Epub 2014 May 20. PubMed PMID: 24856783; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4279957.
Schleiss MR, Choi KY, Anderson J, Mash JG, Wettendorff M, Mossman S, Van Damme M. Glycoprotein B (gB) vaccines adjuvanted with AS01 or AS02 protect female guinea pigs against cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia and offspring mortality in a CMV-challenge model. Vaccine. 2014 May 13;32(23):2756-62. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.010. Epub 2013 Jul 16. PubMed PMID: 23867012; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3894257.
Gnanandarajah JS, Gillis PA, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Higgins L, Markowski TW, Sung H, Lumley S, Schleiss MR. Identification by mass spectrometry and immune response analysis of guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) pentameric complex proteins GP129, 131 and 133. Viruses. 2014 Feb 13;6(2):727-51. doi: 10.3390/v6020727. PubMed PMID: 24531333; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3939480.
Schleiss MR, McAllister S, Armién AG, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Fernández-Alarcón C, Zabeli JC, Ramaraj T, Crow JA, McVoy MA. Molecular and biological characterization of a new isolate of guinea pig cytomegalovirus. Viruses. 2014 Jan 27;6(2):448-75. doi: 10.3390/v6020448. PubMed PMID: 24473341; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3939465.
Iroh Tam PY, Hanisch BR, Klammer K, DeVries AS. Measles vaccine strain from the skin rash of a DiGeorge patient receiving tumor necrosis factor inhibitor. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33(1):117. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000073. PubMed PMID: 24346604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4385583.
Schleiss MR, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Ramaraj T, Crow JA. Genome Sequence of a Novel, Newly Identified Isolate of Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus, the CIDMTR Strain. Genome Announc. 2013 Dec 26;1(6). doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01052-13. PubMed PMID: 24371200; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3873610.
Krause PR, Bialek SR, Boppana SB, Griffiths PD, Laughlin CA, Ljungman P, Mocarski ES, Pass RF, Read JS, Schleiss MR, Plotkin SA. Priorities for CMV vaccine development. Vaccine. 2013 Dec 17;32(1):4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.042. Epub 2013 Oct 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 24129123; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4623576.
Schleiss MR. Developing a Vaccine against Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: What Have We Learned from Animal Models? Where Should We Go Next?. Future Virol. 2013 Dec;8(12):1161-1182. doi: 10.2217/fvl.13.106. PubMed PMID: 24523827; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3919633.
Schleiss MR, Buus R, Choi KY, McGregor A. An Attenuated CMV Vaccine with a Deletion in Tegument Protein GP83 (pp65 Homolog) Protects against Placental Infection and Improves Pregnancy Outcome in a Guinea Pig Challenge Model. Future Virol. 2013 Dec 1;8(12):1151-1160. doi: 10.2217/fvl.13.107. PubMed PMID: 24465269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3900008.
Wang Y, Patel R, Ren C, Taggart MG, Firpo MA, Schleiss MR, Park AH. A comparison of different murine models for cytomegalovirus-induced sensorineural hearing loss. Laryngoscope. 2013 Nov;123(11):2801-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.24090. Epub 2013 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 23616191.
Tengsupakul S, Birge ND, Bendel CM, Reed RC, Bloom BA, Hernandez N, Schleiss MR. Asymptomatic DNAemia heralds CMV-associated NEC: case report, review, and rationale for preemption. Pediatrics. 2013 Nov;132(5):e1428-34. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0087. Epub 2013 Oct 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 24144715; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3813390.
Pfister KM, Schleiss MR, Reed RC, George TN. Non-immune hydrops fetalis caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 in the setting of recurrent maternal infection. J Perinatol. 2013 Oct;33(10):817-20. doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.68. Review. PubMed PMID: 24071962.
Renzette N, Gibson L, Bhattacharjee B, Fisher D, Schleiss MR, Jensen JD, Kowalik TF. Rapid intrahost evolution of human cytomegalovirus is shaped by demography and positive selection. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(9):e1003735. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003735. Epub 2013 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 24086142; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3784496.
Leviton MP, Lacayo JC, Choi KY, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Wey A, Schleiss MR. An attenuated cytomegalovirus vaccine with a deletion of a viral chemokine gene is protective against congenital CMV transmission in a guinea pig model. Clin Dev Immunol. 2013;2013:906948. doi: 10.1155/2013/906948. Epub 2013 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 24000289; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3755440.
Schleiss MR. Cytomegalovirus in the neonate: immune correlates of infection and protection. Clin Dev Immunol. 2013;2013:501801. doi: 10.1155/2013/501801. Epub 2013 Aug 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 24023565; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3760263.
Choi KY, Sharon B, Balfour HH Jr, Belani K, Pozos TC, Schleiss MR. Emergence of antiviral resistance during oral valganciclovir treatment of an infant with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. J Clin Virol. 2013 Aug;57(4):356-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.04.004. Epub 2013 May 18. PubMed PMID: 23688863; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3807863.
Bierle CJ, Semmens KM, Geballe AP. Double-stranded RNA binding by the human cytomegalovirus PKR antagonist TRS1. Virology. 2013 Jul 20;442(1):28-37. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.03.024. Epub 2013 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 23601785; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3782281.
Verghese PS, Schleiss MR. Letermovir Treatment of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Antiinfective Agent. Drugs Future. 2013 May;38(5):291-298. doi: 10.1358/dof.2013.038.05.1946425. PubMed PMID: 24163496; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3807861.
Swanson EC, Schleiss MR. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: new prospects for prevention and therapy. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013 Apr;60(2):335-49. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.12.008. Review. PubMed PMID: 23481104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3807860.
Yang D, Tamburro K, Dittmer D, Cui X, McVoy MA, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Schleiss MR. Complete genome sequence of pathogenic Guinea pig cytomegalovirus from salivary gland homogenates of infected animals. Genome Announc. 2013 Mar 14;1(2):e0005413. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00054-13. PubMed PMID: 23516193; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3622957.
Park AH, Mann D, Error ME, Miller M, Firpo MA, Wang Y, Alder SC, Schleiss MR. Comparative analysis of detection methods for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a Guinea pig model. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jan;139(1):82-6. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.1090. PubMed PMID: 23329096.
Fencl M, Rieckermann J, Schleiss M, Stránský D, Bareš V. Assessing the potential of using telecommunication microwave links in urban drainage modelling. Water Sci Technol. 2013;68(8):1810-8. doi: 10.2166/wst.2013.429. PubMed PMID: 24185064.
Bierle CJ, Schleiss MR, Geballe AP. Antagonism of the protein kinase R pathway by the guinea pig cytomegalovirus US22-family gene gp145. Virology. 2012 Nov 10;433(1):157-66. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.08.005. Epub 2012 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 22917493; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3444634.
Cannon MJ, Westbrook K, Levis D, Schleiss MR, Thackeray R, Pass RF. Awareness of and behaviors related to child-to-mother transmission of cytomegalovirus. Prev Med. 2012 May;54(5):351-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.009. Epub 2012 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 22465669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4494733.
Schimmenti LA, Warman B, Schleiss MR, Daly KA, Ross JA, McCann M, Jurek AM, Berry SA. Evaluation of newborn screening bloodspot-based genetic testing as second tier screen for bedside newborn hearing screening. Genet Med. 2011 Dec;13(12):1006-10. doi: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e318226fc2e. PubMed PMID: 21912263.
Schleiss MR. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: molecular mechanisms mediating viral pathogenesis. Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2011 Oct;11(5):449-65. doi: 10.2174/187152611797636721. Review. PubMed PMID: 21827434; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3869401.
Schleiss MR. Could therapeutic vaccination of cytomegalovirus-seropositive persons prevent reinfection and congenital virus transmission?. J Infect Dis. 2011 Jun 1;203(11):1513-6. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir144. PubMed PMID: 21592979; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3096788.
Schachtele SJ, Mutnal MB, Schleiss MR, Lokensgard JR. Cytomegalovirus-induced sensorineural hearing loss with persistent cochlear inflammation in neonatal mice. J Neurovirol. 2011 Jun;17(3):201-11. doi: 10.1007/s13365-011-0024-7. Epub 2011 Mar 18. PubMed PMID: 21416394; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3098308.
Schleiss MR. A cytomegalovirus vaccine tames the troll of transplantation. Lancet. 2011 Apr 9;377(9773):1216-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60435-2. PubMed PMID: 21481691.
Olejniczak MJ, Choi KY, McVoy MA, Cui X, Schleiss MR. Intravaginal cytomegalovirus (CMV) challenge elicits maternal viremia and results in congenital transmission in a guinea pig model. Virol J. 2011 Mar 3;8:89. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-8-89. PubMed PMID: 21371319; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3062623.
McGregor A, Choi KY, Schleiss MR. Guinea pig cytomegalovirus GP84 is a functional homolog of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL84 gene that can complement for the loss of UL84 in a chimeric HCMV. Virology. 2011 Feb 5;410(1):76-87. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2010.10.028. Epub 2010 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 21094510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3370892.
Schleiss MR. Can we build it better? Using BAC genetics to engineer more effective cytomegalovirus vaccines. J Clin Invest. 2010 Dec;120(12):4192-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI45250. Epub 2010 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 21099107; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2993604.
Sung H, Schleiss MR. Update on the current status of cytomegalovirus vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2010 Nov;9(11):1303-14. doi: 10.1586/erv.10.125. Review. PubMed PMID: 21087108; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3595507.
Dollard SC, Schleiss MR, Grosse SD. Public health and laboratory considerations regarding newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2010 Oct;33(Suppl 2):S249-54. doi: 10.1007/s10545-010-9125-3. Epub 2010 Jun 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 20532822.
Nyholm JL, Schleiss MR. Prevention of maternal cytomegalovirus infection: current status and future prospects. Int J Womens Health. 2010 Aug 9;2:23-35. doi: 10.2147/ijwh.s5782. PubMed PMID: 21072294; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2971724.
Dollard SC, Schleiss MR. Screening newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. JAMA. 2010 Jul 28;304(4):407-8; author reply 408. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1024. PubMed PMID: 20664037.
Hay WW Jr, Gitterman DP, Williams DA, Dover GJ, Sectish TC, Schleiss MR. Child health research funding and policy: imperatives and investments for a healthier world. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):1259-65. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-2635. Epub 2010 May 10. PubMed PMID: 20457684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3857014.
Schleiss MR. Cytomegalovirus vaccines and methods of production (WO20009049138): the emerging recognition of the importance of virus neutralization at the epithelial/endothelial interface. Expert Opin Ther Pat. 2010 Apr;20(4):597-602. doi: 10.1517/13543770903584882. PubMed PMID: 20302454; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3539785.
Schleiss MR, McVoy MA. Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus (GPCMV): A Model for the Study of the Prevention and Treatment of Maternal-Fetal Transmission. Future Virol. 2010 Mar;5(2):207-217. doi: 10.2217/fvl.10.8. PubMed PMID: 23308078; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3539792.
Beck JC, Wagner JE, DeFor TE, Brunstein CG, Schleiss MR, Young JA, Weisdorf DH, Cooley S, Miller JS, Verneris MR. Impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation after umbilical cord blood transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Feb;16(2):215-22. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.09.019. Epub 2009 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 19786112; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2819578.
Park AH, Gifford T, Schleiss MR, Dahlstrom L, Chase S, McGill L, Li W, Alder SC. Development of cytomegalovirus-mediated sensorineural hearing loss in a Guinea pig model. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jan;136(1):48-53. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.210. PubMed PMID: 20083778.
Sharon B, Schleiss MR. Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1). Pediatr Res. 2009 Dec;66(6):599. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181c1b2a0. PubMed PMID: 20016415.
Choi KY, Schimmenti LA, Jurek AM, Sharon B, Daly K, Khan C, McCann M, Schleiss MR. Detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in dried blood spots of Minnesota infants who do not pass newborn hearing screening. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Dec;28(12):1095-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181af6230. PubMed PMID: 19820425.
Schleiss MR. HIV and cytomegalovirus co-infection in congenitally infected children: copathogens fanning each other's flames?. AIDS. 2009 Oct 23;23(16):2215-7. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328331919c. PubMed PMID: 19734775.
Schleiss MR. VCL-CB01, an injectable bivalent plasmid DNA vaccine for potential protection against CMV disease and infection. Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2009 Oct;11(5):572-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 19806506; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3539801.
Crumpler MM, Choi KY, McVoy MA, Schleiss MR. A live guinea pig cytomegalovirus vaccine deleted of three putative immune evasion genes is highly attenuated but remains immunogenic in a vaccine/challenge model of congenital cytomegalovirus infection. Vaccine. 2009 Jun 24;27(31):4209-18. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.04.036. Epub 2009 May 3. PubMed PMID: 19389443; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3539795.
Cui X, McGregor A, Schleiss MR, McVoy MA. The impact of genome length on replication and genome stability of the herpesvirus guinea pig cytomegalovirus. Virology. 2009 Mar 30;386(1):132-8. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.12.030. Epub 2009 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 19174305; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2693885.
Alexander JP, Ehresmann K, Seward J, Wax G, Harriman K, Fuller S, Cebelinski EA, Chen Q, Jorba J, Kew OM, Pallansch MA, Oberste MS, Schleiss M, Davis JP, Warshawsky B, Squires S, Hull HF. Transmission of imported vaccine-derived poliovirus in an undervaccinated community in Minnesota. J Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 1;199(3):391-7. doi: 10.1086/596052. PubMed PMID: 19090774.
Cheeran MC, Lokensgard JR, Schleiss MR. Neuropathogenesis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection: disease mechanisms and prospects for intervention. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2009 Jan;22(1):99-126, Table of Contents. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00023-08. Review. PubMed PMID: 19136436; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2620634.
Schleiss MR. Persistent and recurring viral infections: the human herpesviruses. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2009 Jan;39(1):7-23. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2008.10.003. Review. PubMed PMID: 19038775.
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