Treatment with lipopolysaccharide enhances the pathogenicity of a low-pathogenic variant of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus.

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Intracerebral infection of susceptible mouse strains with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) results in an immune-mediated demyelinating disease (TMEV-IDD) similar to human multiple sclerosis (MS). Although the etiology of MS remains unknown, a role of an infectious agent has been implicated in its onset. Previously we have shown the ability of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to alter...

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