Zika Virus Infection Promotes Local Inflammation, Cell Adhesion Molecule Upregulation, and Leukocyte Recruitment at the Blood-Brain Barrier
ABSTRACT The blood-brain barrier (BBB) largely prevents toxins and pathogens from accessing the brain. Some viruses have the ability to cross this barrier and replicate in the central nervous system (CNS). Zika virus (ZIKV) was responsible in 2015 to 2016 for a major epidemic in South America and wa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01183-20 |