A search for persistent virus infection in Crohn's disease.
Cell cultures derived from Crohn's disease and control tissues were subjected to a series of tests designed to detect persistent, non-cytocidal virus infection. No evidence for any such infection was found, and it is concluded that persistent viral infection of gut tissues is unlikely to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications