Drak2 Contributes to West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain and Lethal Encephalitis
Wang S, Welte T, McGargill M, Town T, Thompson J, Anderson JF, Flavell RA, Fikrig E, Hedrick SM, Wang T. Drak2 Contributes to West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain and Lethal Encephalitis. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 2084-2091. PMID: 18641347, PMCID: PMC2494872, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.3.2084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsWNV infectionIFN-gamma-producing T cellsWest Nile virus entryWNV-infected miceExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisLethal WNV infectionBlood-brain barrierGroups of miceDeath-associated protein familyWild-type miceAutoimmune encephalomyelitisWest Nile virusViral AgViral loadBrain barrierViral levelsLethal encephalitisPeripheral tissuesB cellsSystemic infectionMiceInfectionVirus entryBrain