Myocarditis Immunology
Scientists at University of Tubingen, Institute for Cell Biology discuss research in myocarditis immunology
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 23rd, 2008
A new study, 'Identification of HLA-A*01- and HLA-A*02-restricted CD8+ T-cell epitopes shared among group B enteroviruses,' is now available. According to recent research published in the Journal of General Virology, "Acute enteroviral infections ranging from meningitis, pancreatitis to myocarditis are common and normally well controlled by the host immune system comprising virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). However, in some patients enteroviruses and especially coxsackieviruses of group B are capable of inducing severe chronic forms of diseases such as chronic myocarditis."
"Currently, it is not known whether divergences in the CTL-related immune...
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