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ANNALS OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 80-86出版社
MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.64622
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Oligodendrocyte; cellular immunity; toll like receptors; oligoclonal bands; molecular mimicry
Interplay between susceptibility genes and environmental factors is considered important player in the genesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Among environmental factors, a role for an infectious pathogen has long been considered central to the disease process. This opinion has support both from epidemiological data and the findings of immunological abnormalities in spinal fluid that reflect an immune response to an as yet undetermined antigen, possibly a pathogen, in the cerebrospinal fluid. Our review will outline the current understanding of the role of infection in the causation and progression of MS. We will review the data that point to an infectious cause of MS and consider the specific agents Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae, Human Herpes Virus 6, and Epstein-Barr Virus, that are implicated in either the development or progression of MS.
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