Article
Role of IFN-gamma in an experimental murine model of West Nile virus-induced seizures.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Nov 2007
Getts Daniel R, Matsumoto Izuru, Müller Marcus, Getts Meghann Teague, Radford Jane, Shrestha Bimmi, Campbell Iain L, King Nicholas J C
Abstract excerpt
Seizures are a major complication of viral encephalitis. However, the mechanisms of seizure-associated neuronal dysfunction remain poorly understood. We report that intranasal inoculation with West Nile virus (WNV) (Sarafend) causes limbic seizures in C57BL/6 mice, but not in interferon (IFN)-gamma-deficient (IFN-gamma-/-) mice. Both strains showed similar levels of virus in the brain, as well as similar...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
