Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis

SS Soldan, PM Lieberman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human lymphotropic herpesvirus with a well-
established causal role in several cancers. Recent studies have provided compelling …

Viral persistence, reactivation, and mechanisms of long COVID

B Chen, B Julg, S Mohandas, SB Bradfute - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The COVID-19 global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has infected hundreds of millions of individuals …

The role of viral infections in the onset of autoimmune diseases

B Sundaresan, F Shirafkan, K Ripperger, K Rattay - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are the consequence of a breach in immune tolerance,
leading to the inability to sufficiently differentiate between self and non-self. Immune …

Epstein-Barr virus as a cause of multiple sclerosis: opportunities for prevention and therapy

F Aloisi, G Giovannoni, M Salvetti - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS that results from the interplay
between heritable and environmental factors. Mounting evidence from different fields of …

[HTML][HTML] Broader Epstein–Barr virus–specific T cell receptor repertoire in patients with multiple sclerosis

T Schneider-Hohendorf, LA Gerdes… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection precedes multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology and cross-
reactive antibodies might link EBV infection to CNS autoimmunity. As an altered anti-EBV T …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis: from risk factors to prevention—an update

A Ascherio, KL Munger - Seminars in neurology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Although genetic susceptibility explains the clustering of multiple sclerosis (MS) within
families and the sharp decline in risk with increasing genetic distance, it cannot fully explain …

Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis

G Houen, NH Trier, JL Frederiksen - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurologic disease affecting myelinated nerves in the central
nervous system (CNS). The disease often debuts as a clinically isolated syndrome, eg, optic …

T helper 17.1 cells associate with multiple sclerosis disease activity: perspectives for early intervention

J Van Langelaar, RM van der Vuurst de Vries… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Interleukin-17-expressing CD4+ T helper 17 (Th17) cells are considered as critical
regulators of multiple sclerosis disease activity. However, depending on the species and pro …

Phenotypic and functional characterization of T cells in white matter lesions of multiple sclerosis patients

GP van Nierop, MM van Luijn, SS Michels… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
T cells are considered pivotal in the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS), but their function
and antigen specificity are unknown. To unravel the role of T cells in MS pathology, we …

The CD8 T cell-Epstein-Barr virus-B cell trialogue: a central issue in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis

C Veroni, F Aloisi - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The cause and the pathogenic mechanisms leading to multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic
inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS), are still under scrutiny. During …