Does Epstein-Barr virus infection in the brain drive the development of multiple sclerosis?

Brain. 2009 Dec;132(Pt 12):3196-8. doi: 10.1093/brain/awp312.

Author

M P Pender¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Royal Brisbaneand Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland 4029, Australia. m.pender@uq.edu.au

PMID: 20008341
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp312

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Autoimmunity / genetics
Autoimmunity / physiology
B-Lymphocytes / immunology
B-Lymphocytes / virology
Brain / immunology
Brain / physiopathology
Brain / virology*
DNA, Viral / analysis
DNA, Viral / metabolism
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / immunology
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / physiopathology
Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics
Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology*
Humans
Immunity, Cellular / genetics
Immunity, Cellular / physiology
Immunity, Humoral / genetics
Immunity, Humoral / physiology
Multiple Sclerosis / immunology
Multiple Sclerosis / physiopathology
Multiple Sclerosis / virology*
Reproducibility of Results
T-Lymphocytes / immunology
T-Lymphocytes / virology

Substances

DNA, Viral