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ADENOVIRUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("adenovirus" is a kind of...):

animal virus (an animal pathogen that is a virus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adenovirus"):

parainfluenza virus (a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children)

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Synergistically, GM-CSF (sargramostim) expressed by the oncolytic adenovirus may promote a cytotoxic T cell response against tumor cells harboring the oncolytic adenovirus, resulting in an immune-mediated tumor cell death.

(Oncolytic Adenovirus Encoding GM-CSF, NCI Thesaurus)

Adenovirus B7-1 is used as a component in antineoplastic vaccines to elicit a cytotoxic T-cell response.

(Adenovirus B7-1, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenovirus nuclear membrane glycoprotein synthesized from the E3 transcription unit in large amounts late in infection.

(Adenovirus Death Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

ACN53 is a weakened adenovirus that carries the p53 gene into tumor cells, causing them to die.

(ACN53, NCI Dictionary)

A recombinant type 5 adenovirus (Ad5), encoding the gene for the human sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) linked to the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, with potential gene transfection activity.

(Ad5-CMV-NIS, NCI Thesaurus)

An RGD-4C-modified, infectivity-enhanced, bicistronic type 5 adenovirus expressing herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene, a therapeutic suicide gene, and the somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) gene with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Ad5.SSTR/TK.RGD, NCI Thesaurus)

ADP may enhance spread and oncolytic activity of replication-competent adenoviruses.

(Ad5-yCD/mutTK(SR39)rep-ADP, NCI Thesaurus)

Deletion of early genes E1 and E2b in Ad5 potentially circumvent pre-existing anti-adenovirus immunity and is capable of inducing strong immune responses.

(Adenoviral Vector Ad5-CEA(6D) Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenovirus vector engineered to produce CD40 ligand.

(Adenovirus 5-CD40 Ligand, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the adenovirus antibody in a biological specimen.

(Adenovirus Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)