2009
Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain
Willis SN, Stadelmann C, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Gattenloehner S, Mallozzi SS, Roughan JE, Almendinger SE, Blewett MM, Brück W, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain. Brain 2009, 132: 3318-3328. PMID: 19638446, PMCID: PMC2792367, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosis brainEpstein-Barr virus infectionEBV infectionWhite matter lesionsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMatter lesionsVirus infectionSecond cohortEBV infected cellsB cell infiltrationB cell aggregatesInflammatory demyelinating diseaseB-cell infiltratesReal-time polymerase chain reaction methodologyCNS immunopathologyCNS lymphomaDemyelinating diseaseCell infiltrateSitu hybridizationCell infiltrationLarge cohortBrain pathologyNervous systemPolymerase chain reaction methodology
1999
HTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β
Smith D, Buckle G, Hafler D, Frank D, Höllsberg P. HTLV-I-Infected T Cells Evade the Antiproliferative Action of IFN-β. Virology 1999, 257: 314-321. PMID: 10329542, DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesIFN-betaT cellsAntiproliferative actionHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type IMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisLymphotropic virus type INormal immunoregulatory mechanismsInnate immune defense mechanismsHost T cellsExogenous IL-2Tropical spastic paraparesisT cell proliferationImmune defense mechanismsVirus type IT cell activationPathogenesis of HTLVImmunoregulatory mechanismsSpastic paraparesisIL-2Phosphorylation of STAT1IFN-gammaViral infectionHigh dosesHTLV