The aliens inside us: HERV-W endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis

The EGF epidermal growth factor counteracts Tat modulation of human endogenous retroviruses of the W family in astrocytes

(2017) Elena Uleri et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY

Association between human herpesvirus & human endogenous retrovirus and MS onset & progression

(2017) Chunrong Tao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

The association between human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Elena Morandi et al.   PLoS One

Epstein–Barr virus and multiple sclerosis. From evidence to therapeutic strategies

(2016) Santiago Fernández-Menéndez et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Human endogenous retrovirus W in brain lesions: Rationale for targeted therapy in multiple sclerosis

(2016) Jack van Horssen et al.   Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

The aliens inside human DNA: HERV-W/MSRV/syncytin-1 endogenous retroviruses and neurodegeneration

(2015) Antonina Dolei et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

HIV Tat acts on endogenous retroviruses of the W family and this occurs via Toll-like receptor 4

(2014) Elena Uleri et al.   AIDS

Preclinical and early clinical development of GNbAC1, a humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody targeting endogenous retroviral MSRV-Env protein

(2014) François Curtin et al.   mAbs

Multiple sclerosis

(2013) Matthew F. Cusick et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY

Natalizumab inhibits the expression of human endogenous retroviruses of the W family in multiple sclerosis patients: a longitudinal cohort study

(2013) Giannina Arru et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

The DNA Copy Number of Human Endogenous Retrovirus-W (MSRV-Type) Is Increased in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Is Influenced by Gender and Disease Severity

(2013) Marta Garcia-Montojo et al.   PLoS One

Human Endogenous Retrovirus Protein Activates Innate Immunity and Promotes Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis in Mice

(2013) Hervé Perron et al.   PLoS One

Activation of MSRV-Type Endogenous Retroviruses during Infectious Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Virus Latency: The Missing Link with Multiple Sclerosis?

(2013) Giuseppe Mameli et al.   PLoS One

Human endogenous retrovirus type W envelope expression in blood and brain cells provides new insights into multiple sclerosis disease

(2012) Hervé Perron et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Expression and Activation by Epstein Barr Virus of Human Endogenous Retroviruses-W in Blood Cells and Astrocytes: Inference for Multiple Sclerosis

(2012) Giuseppe Mameli et al.   PLoS One

Human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: Innocent bystanders or disease determinants?

(2010) Joseph M. Antony et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

Multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus and progressive disability of multiple sclerosis

(2010) S. Sotgiu et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Effects of interferon-beta therapy on innate and adaptive immune responses to the human endogenous retroviruses HERV-H and HERV-W, cytokine production, and the lectin complement activation pathway in multiple sclerosis

(2009) Thor Petersen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Novel reliable real-time PCR for differential detection of MSRVenv and syncytin-1 in RNA and DNA from patients with multiple sclerosis

(2009) Giuseppe Mameli et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS

Multiple sclerosis-associated retroviral agent (MSRV)-stimulated cytokine production in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

(2009) M Saresella et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Inhibition of multiple sclerosis–associated retrovirus as biomarker of interferon therapy

(2008) Giuseppe Mameli et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY

The multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus and its HERV-W endogenous family: a biological interface between virology, genetics, and immunology in human physiology and disease

(2008) Antonina Dolei et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY