LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -9, and vitamin D in patients with multiple sclerosis with or without herpesvirus-6 seropositivity

Amini, Razieh; karampoor, Sajad; Zahednasab, Hamid; Keyvani, Hossein; Gheiasian, Masoud; Jalilian, Farid Azizi.

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020

ABSTRACT In recent years, extreme attention has been focused on the role of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. However, the pathogenesis of MS associated with HHV-6 infection remains unknown. In this study, we measured the serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-...

Metaloproteinasa 2 de la MatrizSangre, Metaloproteinasa 9 de la MatrizSangre, Esclerosis MúltipleSangre, Infecciones por RoseolovirusSangre, Vitamina DSangre, Anticuerpos AntiviralesSangre, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Herpesvirus Humano 6/inmunología, Esclerosis Múltiple/complicaciones, Infecciones por Roseolovirus/complicaciones

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Polirradiculoneuritis aguda asociada a infección por Virus Herpes Humano 7 en un paciente adulto inmunocompetente

Human herpes virus 7 (HHV-7) is a cause of encephalitis, meningitis and myeloradiculoneuropathy in adults who are immunocompetent or with immunosuppression. The involvement of the peripheral nervous system is always associated with myelitis. We report a case of acute polyradiculoneuropathy due to HHV-7, ...