It's possible that a mother's immune response to a virus regulates gene activity and pathways while the brain is still developing. (discovermagazine.com)
A variety of medications designed to reduce the abnormal immune response to the virus or reduce the ability of the virus to reproduce have been tried and may provide some relief from the disease. (thesprucepets.com)
Other research is investigating whether agonist reagents that can signal various immune cells such as T cells, dendritic cells, or NK cells, through the TNF family receptors OX40, 4 - 1BB, HVEM, or LTβR can be used to increase natural immune responses to viruses or tumors that might lead to new strategies for vaccination. (lji.org)