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Myelin lesions in the rabbit eye model as a bystander effect of herpes simplex and visna virus sensitization

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Abstract

Rabbits were immunized with herpes simplex and visna virus in complete Freund's adjuvant. Uv-inactivated herpes virus and the purified visna virus protein p 25 injected intraocularly into these rabbits elicited a moderate inflammatory cell infiltration in the epiretinal myelinated nerve fiber bundles accompanied by signs of demyelination. It is therefore apparent that also viral antigen can induce myelin lesions as a socalled "bystander effect" of a cell-mediated immune response (bystander demyelination).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-217
Number of pages3
JournalActa Neuropathologica
Volume48
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1979

Other keywords

  • Demyelination
  • Herpes simplex virus
  • Visna virus

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