ICAM-1 Participates in the Entry of West Nile Virus into the Central Nervous System
Dai J, Wang P, Bai F, Town T, Fikrig E. ICAM-1 Participates in the Entry of West Nile Virus into the Central Nervous System. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 4164-4168. PMID: 18256150, PMCID: PMC2292986, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02621-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCentral Nervous SystemCytokinesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1LeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsSurvival AnalysisWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsWest Nile virusICAM-1Control animalsWest Nile virus neuroinvasionBlood-brain barrier leakagePathogenesis of encephalitisNile virusBlood-brain barrierLow viral loadWest Nile encephalitisCentral nervous systemICAM-1 participatesVirus neuroinvasionNeuronal damageLeukocyte infiltrationViral encephalitisViral loadBarrier leakageViral infectionNervous systemEncephalitisMiceICAMVirusAnimals