The increased concentration of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tick-borne encephalitis

The increased concentration of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tick-borne encephalitis

Abstract Background Host factors determining the clinical presentation of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are not fully elucidated. The peripheral inflammatory response to TBE virus is hypothesized to facilitate its entry into central nervous system by disrupting the blood-brain barrier with the invol...

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Main Authors: Sambor Grygorczuk, Miłosz Parczewski, Renata Świerzbińska, Piotr Czupryna, Anna Moniuszko, Justyna Dunaj, Maciej Kondrusik, Sławomir Pancewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
Tick-borne encephalitis
Innate immunity
Blood/cerebrospinal fluid barrier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Toll-like receptor 3
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-017-0898-2

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