Table 2. Detection of MCMV DNA in blood vessels.
| IE-1 | Aorta | Carotid | Postcaval Vein | ||||
| + | − | + | − | + | − | ||
| V+HD | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |
| HD | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| V | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |
| M | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
V+HD, mice infected by MCMV and fed with a high cholesterol diet. HD, mice fed with a high cholesterol diet. V, mice infected by MCMV and fed a regular diet. M, mice mock infected and fed a regular diet. Each group had 12 mice. The MCMV DNA IE-1 was examined in three types of vessel cells of all experimental mice. The numbers show the mice in each group positive and negative on the viral DNA.