The chemokine receptor CCR5, a therapeutic target for HIV/AIDS antagonists, is critical for recovery in a mouse model of Japanese encephalitis.

Japanese encephalitis is a severe central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory disease caused by the mosquito-borne flavivirus, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). In the current study we have investigated the immune responses against JEV in mice lacking expression of the chemokine receptor CCR5, which...

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Auteurs principaux: Maximilian Larena, Matthias Regner, Mario Lobigs
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3448613?pdf=render

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