Chronic Coxsackievirus B Infection Eliminated by Transfer of B Cells From Immune Mice

[Hip]

Mice that do not have B cells (B cell knockout mice) with lifelong persistent coxsackievirus B (CVB) infection were injected with B cells from mice that are immune to CVB, and this resulted in either a transient or permanent disappearance of detectable CVB in the infected mice.

The injected B cells resulted in a permanent elimination of the coxsackievirus B infection in a few of the mice.

See the paper: The role of B lymphocytes in coxsackievirus B3 infection

This paper is not new (published in 1999), but this info would seem pertinent for enterovirus-associated ME/CFS.

It raises the obvious question of whether a similar technique could be used to eliminate, once and for all, the coxsackievirus B infections that are thought to be a major cause of ME/CFS.

 

[Little Bluestem]

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[globalpilot]

Interesting. Did you see the study on Dr Chia's website showing interferon B elimated chronic coxsackie in the heart in humans ? Anyone idea how this information ties in with that ?

 

[alex3619]

This is similar to the cure for HIV. It works for HIV, another immune cell pathogen (T cells in this case).

Since I am CVB+ I am interested in this. Thanks Hip.

 

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Antibody tests measuring the level of the antibody response from the immune system?

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The relevance of chronic coxsackievirus b infection to ME/CFS and is Rituximab relevant?

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Testing viral levels in the blood by Dr. Chia.

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Retroviral infection of B cells in ME/CFS patients (DeFreitas) and the use of Rituximab.

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Gene Mutation, Vitamin D receptors, decreased RNaseL... .