Does infection of cerebellar Purkinje neurons with human herpes virus 6A or 6B (HHV-6) increase the risk of developing mood disorders?

Carla T Toro; Eva Eliassen; Bhupesh K Prusty

doi:10.2217/fmb-2018-0307

Does infection of cerebellar Purkinje neurons with human herpes virus 6A or 6B (HHV-6) increase the risk of developing mood disorders?

Future Microbiol. 2019 Jan:14:85-88. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0307. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

Authors

Carla T Toro¹, Eva Eliassen², Bhupesh K Prusty³

Affiliations

¹ Applied Psychology, Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK.
² HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, USA.
³ Institute for Virology & Immunobiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.

PMID: 30644310
DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0307

No abstract available

Keywords: autoimmune; bipolar disorder; major depressive disorder; maternal immune activation; mood disorders; neurodevelopment; prenatal programming.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Autoimmune Diseases / etiology
Autoimmune Diseases / virology
Bipolar Disorder / etiology
Bipolar Disorder / virology
Depressive Disorder, Major / etiology
Depressive Disorder, Major / virology
Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity*
Humans
Mood Disorders / etiology*
Neurodevelopmental Disorders / etiology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders / virology
Purkinje Cells / virology*
Roseolovirus Infections / complications*
Roseolovirus Infections / immunology*