Potential role of paramyxoviruses in multiple sclerosis.
At the present time, the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unknown, although it seem likely that one or more infectious agents triggers the disease, perhaps through an autoimmune mechanism. In this article, evidence linking the paramyxoviruses, canine distemper, and measles to MS is reviewed.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004216:Distemper / Q000150:complications; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral