this research was done in petri dishes. XMRV has still not been
conclusively shown to infect any population, whether it be ME/CFS or
prostate cancer patients, or healthy controls.
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http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/443/abstract
fulltext- http://www.virologyj.com/content/pdf/1743-422X-8-443.pdf
Short report
Susceptibility of human primary neuronal cells to Xenotropic Murine
Leukemia Virus-related (XMRV) virus infection.
Veerasamy Ravichandran, Eugen O Major, Carol Ibe, Maria Chiara Monaco,
Mohan Kumar Haleyur Girisetty and Indira K Hewlett
Virology Journal 2011, 8:443 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-443
Published: 20 September 2011
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related (XMRV) virus is a recently
identified mouse gammaretrovirus that has the ability to infect
certain human cells. In this study, we investigated the susceptibility
of primary neuronal cell types to infection with XMRV. Findings: We
observed that the human primary progenitors, progenitor-derived
neurons, and progenitor-derived astrocytes supported XMRV
multiplication. Interestingly, both progenitors and progenitor-derived
neurons were more susceptible compared with progenitor-derived
astrocytes. In addition, XMRV-infected Jurkat cells were able to
transmit infection to neuronal cells.
Conclusions
These data suggest that neuronal cells are susceptible for XMRV infection.
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