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A hitchhiker's guide to the nervous system: the complex journey of viruses and toxins.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20706281     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To reach the central nervous system (CNS), pathogens have to circumvent the wall of tightly sealed endothelial cells that compose the blood-brain barrier. Neuronal projections that connect to peripheral cells and organs are the Achilles heels in CNS isolation. Some viruses and bacterial toxins interact with membrane receptors that are present at nerve terminals to enter the axoplasm. Pathogens can then be mistaken for cargo and recruit trafficking components, allowing them to undergo long-range axonal transport to neuronal cell bodies. In this Review, we highlight the strategies used by pathogens to exploit axonal transport during CNS invasion.
Authors:
Sara Salinas; Giampietro Schiavo; Eric J Kremer
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature reviews. Microbiology     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1740-1534     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Rev. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-13     Completed Date:  2010-08-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101190261     Medline TA:  Nat Rev Microbiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  645-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR 5535, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. sara.salinas@igmm.cnrs.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Axonal Transport
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Bacterial Toxins / metabolism*
Blood-Brain Barrier
Nervous System / microbiology*,  virology*
Virus Physiological Phenomena*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Cancer Research UK
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Toxins

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