Is there a role for herpes simplex virus type 1 in multiple sclerosis?

Microbes Infect

Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile. Electronic address:

Published: June 2023

Numerous studies relate the onset and severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) with viral infections. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which is neurotropic and highly prevalent in the brain of healthy individuals, has been proposed to relate to MS. Here, we review and discuss the reported connections between HSV-1 and MS.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2022.105084DOI Listing

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