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Stress-induced neuroinvasiveness of a neurovirulent noninvasive Sindbis virus in cold or isolation subjected mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1849216     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Effects of cold or isolation stress on brain penetration by the neurovirulent noninvasive Sindbis virus strain (SVN) were studied in mice. SVN injected intracerebrally (i.c.) causes acute encephalitis and kills adult mice but is unable to invade the brain and kill when injected intraperitoneally (i.p.). Mice inoculated i.p. with SVN were exposed to cold stress or were singly housed. Both stress patterns induced SVN encephalitis and death in 42% (cold) and 37% (isolation) of the tested mice. No death was observed in the control injected mice. Brain virus levels were found to be more than 10(6) PFU in all dying mice. No virus was detected in the control group brains. The virus that was isolated from the brains of moribund mice demonstrated no changes in neuroinvasive and neurovirulent properties. We suggest a stress induced blood-brain-barrier opening with subsequent virus entrance as the mechanism of stress induced SVN encephalitis.
Authors:
D Ben-Nathan; S Lustig; H D Danenberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Life sciences     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0024-3205     ISO Abbreviation:  Life Sci.     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-05-03     Completed Date:  1991-05-03     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375521     Medline TA:  Life Sci     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1493-500     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Virology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Body Temperature
Brain / microbiology
Cold Temperature
Encephalitis / etiology*
Lymphatic System / pathology
Mice
Nervous System / microbiology*
Organ Size
Sindbis Virus / pathogenicity*
Stress, Physiological / microbiology*
Togaviridae Infections / microbiology,  pathology*

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