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SUBMITTER: Zeng J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3680086 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zeng Jun J Wang Gefei G Li Weizhong W Zhang Dangui D Chen Xiaoxuan X Xin Gang G Jiang Zhiwu Z Li Kangsheng K
Virology journal 20130521
<h4>Background</h4>Coxsackievirus commonly infects children and occasionally causes severe meningitis and/or encephalitis in the newborn. The underlying mechanism(s) behind the central nervous system pathology is poorly defined.<h4>Methods</h4>It is hypothesized that astrocytes may be involved in inflammatory response induced by CVB3 infection. Here we discuss this hypothesis in the context of CVB3 infection and associated inflammatory response in primary mouse astrocytes.<h4>Results</h4>The res ...[more]