Contributions of neurotropic human herpesviruses herpes simplex virus 1 and human herpesvirus 6 to neurodegenerative disease pathology

Contributions of neurotropic human herpesviruses herpes simplex virus 1 and human herpesvirus 6 to neurodegenerative disease pathology

Human herpesviruses (HVs) have developed ingenious mechanisms that enable them to traverse the defenses of the central nervous system (CNS). The ability of HVs to enter a state of latency, a defining characteristic of this viral family, allows them to persist in the human host indefinitely. As such,...

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Main Authors: Jessica M Hogestyn, David J Mock, Margot Mayer-Proschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
herpes simplex virus 1; human herpesvirus 6; central nervous system; neurodegeneration; demyelination; Alzheimer′s disease; multiple sclerosis; viral latency; viral reactivation
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2018;volume=13;issue=2;spage=211;epage=221;aulast=Hogestyn

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