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Localization of virus and antibody response in mice infected persistently with MHV-JHM
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Localization of virus and antibody response in mice infected persistently with MHV-JHM

G Jacobsen and S Perlman
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, Vol.276, pp.573-578
1990
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5823-7_79
PMID: 1966451
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Abstract

Suckling mice infected intranasally with MHV-JHM and nursed by immunized dams develop a late onset demyelinating encephalomyelitis. Analysis by in situ hybridization revealed that MHV-JHM entered the central nervous system (CNS) via the olfactory and trigeminal nerves and spread over the next two weeks to the spinal cord, prior to amplification at this site. Serial measurements of neutralizing antibody titers showed that the late onset disease developed in some mice at levels of antibody which protected mice from the fatal, acute encephalitis, supporting the notion that cell-mediated and not humoral immunity is important in protecting mice from MHV-JHM persistence.
Demyelinating Diseases - microbiology Hepatitis, Viral, Animal - immunology Hepatitis, Viral, Animal - pathology Antisense Elements (Genetics) Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Mice, Inbred C57BL Neutralization Tests Murine hepatitis virus - isolation & purification RNA Probes Animals Antibodies, Viral - analysis Demyelinating Diseases - immunology Encephalomyelitis - immunology Antibody Formation Encephalomyelitis - microbiology Mice Demyelinating Diseases - pathology Encephalomyelitis - pathology Murine hepatitis virus - genetics

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