Molecular mechanisms of West Nile virus pathogenesis in brain cell

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Apr;11(4):629-32. doi: 10.3201/eid1104.041076.

Abstract

We analyzed the response of human glioma cells to West Nile virus infection by investigating host transcriptional changes. Changes in expression of 23 genes showed similarities to those in other neurodegenerative diseases. These changes may be useful as potential biomarkers and elucidate novel mechanisms behind the neuropathology of infection with this virus.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers
  • Brain / virology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral
  • Gene Expression
  • Glioblastoma
  • Humans
  • Microarray Analysis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • West Nile Fever / physiopathology
  • West Nile virus / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • Biomarkers