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The role of myelin in Theiler's virus persistence in the central nervous system.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Feb 2007
Roussarie Jean-Pierre, Ruffié Claude, Brahic Michel
Abstract excerpt
Theiler's virus, a picornavirus, persists for life in the central nervous system of mouse and causes a demyelinating disease that is a model for multiple sclerosis. The virus infects neurons first but persists in white matter glial cells, mainly oligodendrocytes and macrophages. The mechanism, by which the virus traffics from neurons to glial cells, and the respective roles of oligodendrocytes and macrophages in...
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