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SUBMITTER: Moore TC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3163758 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moore Tyler C TC Al-Salleeh Fahd M FM Brown Deborah M DM Petro Thomas M TM
Virology 20110802 1
Persistent viral infections can lead to disease such as myocarditis. Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) infects macrophages of SJL/J (H-2s) mice establishing persistent infections leading to demyelinating disease. In contrast macrophages from B10.S (H-2s) mice clear TMEV. Activation of the transcription factor IRF3 induces IFNβ, ISG56, and apoptosis for viral clearance, but also inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-23 and IL6, which contribute to disease. Here we identify polymorphism ...[more]