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In vitro modulation of the multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated retrovirus by cytokines: implications for MS pathogenesis.
1 Dec 2003
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated retrovirus (MSRV) is a component of the human endogenous retrovirus (HERV)-W family, with gliotoxic and superantigenic properties, related to MS clinical progression, and transactivated by viral agents. The authors studied MSRV modulation by cytokines involved in vivo in MS course, utilizing peripheral blood mononuclear cells from MSRV-positive and MRSV-negative individuals....
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