Oligodendrocytes that survive acute coronavirus infection induce prolonged inflammatory responses in the CNS [Microbiology]
Neurotropic strains of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV), a coronavirus, cause acute and chronic demyelinating encephalomyelitis with similarities to the human disease multiple sclerosis. Here, using a lineage-tracking system, we show that some cells, primarily oligodendrocytes (OLs) and oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), survive the acute MHV infection, are associated with regions...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Ruangang Pan, Qinran Zhang, Scott M. Anthony, Yu Zhou, Xiufen Zou, Martin Cassell, Stanley Perlman Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research
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