Neurotropic enteroviruses are re-emerging pathogens that invade the central nervous system, with this review summarizing their trafficking, cell tropism, and effects on host neuronal cells.
Enteroviruses are a group of positive-sense single stranded viruses that belong to the Picornaviridae family. Most enteroviruses infect humans from the gastrointestinal tract and cause mild symptoms. However, several enteroviruses can invade the central nervous system (CNS) and result in various neurological symptoms that are correlated to mortality associated with enteroviral infections. In recent years, large outbreaks of enteroviruses occurred worldwide. Therefore, these neurotropic enteroviruses have been deemed as re-emerging pathogens. Although these viruses are becoming large threats to public health, our understanding of these viruses, especially for non-polio enteroviruses, is limited. In this article, we review recent advances in the trafficking of these pathogens from the peripheral to the central nervous system, compare their cell tropism, and discuss the effects of viral infections in their host neuronal cells.
Huang et al. (Tue,) conducted a review in Neurotropic enterovirus infections in the central nervous system. Neurotropic enterovirus infections was evaluated. Neurotropic enteroviruses are re-emerging pathogens that invade the central nervous system, with this review summarizing their trafficking, cell tropism, and effects on host neuronal cells.