Do eSR and NMR studies provide evidence that phosphatidyl glycerol specifically interacts with poxvirus membranes?
These results confirm the ability of DPPG to strongly bind to VACV and suggest that similar interactions occur with variola virus. Similar studies of the interactions between lipids and other airborne pathogens are warranted.
The blood supply to the retina may originate from both the ipsilateral and contralateral ophthalmic arteries in the pig. There is an interindividual variability in the ischemic effect of occlusion depending on the architecture of the vasculature. These findings may be important in the development of new animal models of experimental retinal ischemia because arterial occlusion in one eye may affect the blood supply to the contralateral eye.