EV71 infection induces neurodegeneration via activating TLR7 signaling and IL-6 production.

As a neurotropic virus, human Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and may develop severe neurological disorders in infants. Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) acts as an innate immune receptor and is also a death receptor in the central nervous system (CNS). However, t...

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Main Authors: Zhen Luo, Rui Su, Wenbiao Wang, Yicong Liang, Xiaofeng Zeng, Muhammad Adnan Shereen, Nadia Bashir, Qi Zhang, Ling Zhao, Kailang Wu, Yingle Liu, Jianguo Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008142