Herpes

Virus trashes detection mechanism to hide from immune system

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 4th, 2003

Herpes viruses are notorious for their ability to hide from the immune system and establish lifelong infections. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered how one mouse herpes virus escapes detection.

"These findings not only provide a better understanding of viral infections," said study leader Ted H. Hansen, PhD, professor of genetics, "they also offer novel insights into basic cellular processes in the immune system."

Like police cars cruising a neighborhood, immune cells known as cytotoxic T cells patrol the body looking for signs of trouble, such as virus-infected cells.

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