Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has been rarely described in low- and middle-income countries.
Monize Nascimento Santana+5 more
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Evaluation of patients treated with natalizumab for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) was reported to have developed in three patients treated with natalizumab. We conducted an evaluation to determine whether PML had developed in any other treated patients.
Barkhof, F.+14 more
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Immunology of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
The high prevalence of asymptomatic JC polyomavirus (JCV) infection in the general population indicates coexistence with the human host and efficient immune control in healthy individuals. For unknown reasons, kidney-resident archetypic JCV strains can turn into neurotropic JCV strains which in hereditary or acquired states of immunodeficiency cause ...
Jelcic, Ivan+4 more
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EFFICIENT PROPAGATION OF ARCHETYPE JC POLYOMAVIRUS IN COS-7 CELLS: EVALUATION OF REARRANGEMENTS WITHIN NCCR STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION DURING TRANSFECTION. [PDF]
John Cunningham virus (JCPyV) is an ubiqui-tous human pathogen that causes disease in immunocom-promised patients. The JCPyV genome is composed of an early region and a late region, which are physically sepa-rated by the ...
Anzivino, Elena+7 more
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Establishing, versus Maintaining, Brain Function: A Neuro-computational Model of Cortical Reorganization after Injury to the Immature Brain [PDF]
The effect of age at injury on outcome after acquired brain injury (ABI) has been the subject of much debate. Many argue that young brains are relatively tolerant of injury. A contrasting viewpoint due to Hebb argues that greater system integrity may be required for the initial establishment of a function than for preservation of an already-established
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The DNA damage response promotes Polyomavirus JC infection by nucleus to cytoplasm NF-Kappa B activation. [PDF]
Background: Infection of glial cells by human neurotropic polyomavirus JC (JCV), the causative agent of the CNS demyelinating disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), rapidly inflicts damage to cellular DNA.
Bellizzi, Anna+5 more
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Mild progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after switching from natalizumab to ocrelizumab
Objective To describe the disease course of carryover progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after switching from natalizumab to ocrelizumab in 2 patients with relapsing-remitting MS.
Alyssa A. Toorop+9 more
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Treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [PDF]
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rapidly progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV), a globally seroprevelant virus that commonly causes a silent or benign infection. However, in immunocompromised patients JCV can be reactivated. In this situation, most organs remain
Daniel Castle, Neil Robertson
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Natalizumab affects T-cell phenotype in multiple sclerosis: implications for JCV reactivation [PDF]
The anti-CD49d monoclonal antibody natalizumab is currently an effective therapy against the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Natalizumab therapeutic efficacy is limited by the reactivation of the John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV ...
A Bellizzi+51 more
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Pembrolizumab Treatment for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic brain infection that is caused by the JC virus and is typically fatal unless immune function can be restored.
I. Cortese+14 more
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