A complex role of herpes viruses in the disease process of multiple sclerosis.

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Published in PLoS One on August 22, 2014

Authors

Simone C Wuest1, Ina Mexhitaj1, Noo Ri Chai1, Elena Romm1, Joerg Scheffel2, Biying Xu3, Kelly Lane3, Tianxia Wu4, Bibiana Bielekova1

Author Affiliations

1: Neuroimmunological Diseases Unit, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
2: Molecular Immunology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunogenetics, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
3: Imaging Probe Development Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
4: Clinical Neurosciences Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

Associated clinical trials:

Investigating Mechanism of Action of DAC HYP in the Treatment of High-Inflammatory Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | NCT01143441

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