| Literature DB >> 3471814 |
M Rodriguez, M L Pierce, E A Howie.
Abstract
Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus induced central nervous system demyelination in susceptible strains of mice with s, q, v, p, and f H-2D alleles. We used immunoelectron microscopy to look for differential production of class II immune response gene products (Ia) within astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, and endothelial cells. Spinal cord sections from susceptible mice (B10.S and B10.ASR2) showed increased content of Ia in glial and endothelial cells. In contrast, resistant mice [B10.S(9R)] showed minimal Ia production within the CNS. The findings indicate an important role of class II immune response products on glial cells during demyelination after virus infection.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3471814
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422