Neither B cells nor T cells are required for CNS demyelination in mice persistently infected with MHV-A59. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Murine hepatitis virus A59 infection of the central nervous system (CNS) results in CNS demyelination in susceptible strains of mice. In infected B-cell-deficient mice, demyelination not only occurred but was also more severe than in parental C57BL/6 animals. This increase may be due to the persistence of virus in the CNS in the absence of B cells. In mice lacking antibody receptors or complement pathway activity, virus did not persist yet demyelination was similar to parental mice. In infected RAG1(-/-) mice, moderately sized, typical demyelinating lesions were identified. Therefore, demyelination can occur in the absence of B and T cells.

publication date

  • June 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • B-Lymphocytes
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Demyelinating Diseases
  • Murine hepatitis virus
  • T-Lymphocytes

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7095043

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036306816

PubMed ID

  • 12053280

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 3