Does hHV-8 ( KSHV ) establish latency in prostate cancer cell lines?
At baseline, prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP, DU-145, and PC-3 did not express viral gene products. Extensive coculture experiments were also negative. In no instance could latency for the virus be established. Our results argue against the involvement of HHV-8 in prostate cancer and for a limited tissue tropism of HHV-8.
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