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Infectious immunity in the central nervous system and brain function

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Klein, Robyn S, Garber, Charise, Howard, Nicole·2017·Nature Immunology

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Inflammation is emerging as a critical mechanism underlying neurological disorders of various etiologies, yet its role in altering brain function as a consequence of neuroinfectious disease remains unclear. Although acute alterations in mental status due to inflammation are a hallmark of central nervous system (CNS) infections with neurotropic pathogens, post-infectious neurologic dysfunction has traditionally been attributed to irreversible damage caused by the pathogens themselves. More recently, studies indicate that pathogen eradication within the CNS may require immune responses that interfere with neural cell function and communication without affecting their survival. In this Review we explore inflammatory processes underlying neurological impairments caused by CNS infection and discuss their potential links to established mechanisms of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.

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  • A handful of viruses, including poliovirus, adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and West Nile virus, can directly infect human brain endothelial cells by targeting junctional proteins such as JAM-A or transporters such as GLUT1 as entry receptors to get access to the CNS.

    “A handful of viruses, including poliovirus, adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and West Nile virus, can directly infect human brain endothelial cells by targeting junctional proteins such as JAM-Aortransporters such as GLUT1 as entry receptors to get access to the CNS (320).”

    From Blood-Brain Barrier: From Physiology to Disease and Back (2019) · cites this paper as [320]

    The sections on parenchymal infection and CNS anatomy describe West Nile virus as a cause of CNS infection and discuss routes by which pathogens cross the blood–brain barrier (pages not provided). They do not say that the four named viruses directly infect human brain endothelial cells or use JAM-A or GLUT1 as entry receptors; searches for those receptor names and the named viruses did not establish that mechanism. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Nervous system damage caused by viral infection may be mediated by the immune system.

    “Nervous system damage caused by viral infection may be mediated by the immune system (Klein et al., 2017).”

    From Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses (2020) · cites this paper as Klein et al., 2017

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Authors
Klein, R. S., Garber, C., & Howard, N.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Klein, Robyn S
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2017-01-16
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
132-141
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W2576931861
Cited by
235
References
178
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 12
FWCI
2.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007317)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI126909, U19AI083019, R21AI114549, R01AI101400)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P01NS059560, UH2NS100126, R01NS052632)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
neuroinflammation, central nervous system infection, brain function, mental status, mental illness, neurodegenerative diseases
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Central Nervous System, Humans, Immunity, Nervous System Diseases, Virus Diseases, Neuroimmunomodulation, Viral Load, Neurogenic Inflammation

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