The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most common human viruses worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), EBV can | Immunology ...

Certain immune cells in MS show abnormalities in activity and signs of reactions against the Epstein-Barr virus, a study says ...

Much like the insulation around the wires in electrical systems, glial cells form a membraneous sheath surrounding axons called myelin, thereby insulating the axon. This myelination, as it is ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS that leads to myelin disruption and progressive disability. Myelin damage is thought to be mediated mainly by autoreactive T ...

A new study found that part of the Epstein-Barr virus mimics a protein made in ... found in the insulating sheath on nerves," ...

The central role of Epstein-Barr virus in causing multiple ... autoreactive immune cells attack and degrade the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerves in the brain. The disease has ...

This is caused by the attack of the body's own immune cells on the myelin sheaths of the nerves ... a connection with an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, which is considered a risk factor ...

Epstein-Barr Virus Might Help Trigger Cancer After Kidney Transplant By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter Kidney transplant recipients who’ve never been exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus but ...

However, it is known to involve an autoimmune response where the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath—the protective covering of nerves—or the nerves themselves. This impairs the ...