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Transient virus infection and multiple sclerosis.

G J Atkins1, S McQuaid, M M Morris-Downes

  • 1Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. gatkins@tcd.ie

Reviews in Medical Virology
|October 4, 2000
PubMed
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by transient viral infections, offering an alternative explanation for disease inconsistencies. Research suggests modifying vaccines like the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to prevent triggering anti-myelin autoimmunity.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroimmunology
  • Viral Immunology
  • Demyelinating Diseases

Background:

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic CNS demyelinating disease with autoimmune involvement.
  • Epidemiological data suggests viral infections may trigger MS, but specific causative viruses remain elusive.
  • Persistent viral infection theories for MS etiology have yielded inconsistent results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore transient viral infections as a plausible alternative mechanism for MS initiation.
  • To investigate the potential role of transient infections in explaining inconsistencies in MS research.
  • To evaluate the relationship between viral infections, autoimmunity, and MS pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of epidemiological studies on MS triggers.

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  • Analysis of the chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (CREAE) animal model.
  • Examination of proposed mechanisms for MS triggering and relapse phases.
  • Consideration of molecular mimicry and oligodendrocyte damage in MS etiology.

    • Main Results:

    • Transient viral infections present a viable alternative to persistent infections in explaining MS etiology.
    • The CREAE model may mimic MS processes following an initial trigger, potentially involving transient infections.
    • MS pathogenesis may involve distinct triggering and relapse phases, with relapses possibly induced by further transient infections.
    • The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is specifically mentioned as a potential candidate for modification.

    Conclusions:

    • Transient viral infections offer a unifying hypothesis for MS pathogenesis and research inconsistencies.
    • Further research into transient viral triggers and their interaction with myelin autoimmunity is warranted.
    • Vaccine modifications, particularly for the MMR vaccine, could potentially mitigate the risk of triggering anti-myelin autoimmunity in susceptible individuals.