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Inflammation is a component of neurodegeneration in response to Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection in mice.
Journal of neuroimmunology - 22 Sept 2000
Schoneboom B A, Catlin K M, Marty A M, Grieder F B
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the mosquito-transmitted Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE) causes an acute systemic febrile illness followed by meningoencephalitis. In this communication we characterize the cytokine profile induced in the central nervous system (CNS) in response to virulent or attenuated strains of VEE using RNase Protection Assays. Virulent VEE causes an upregulation of multiple pro-inflammatory genes...
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