Whenever anyone dies of brain cancer, one has to ask whether they were a victim of HHV-6 and its cover-up
The etiology of glioma remains unclear so far. Human her-
pesvirus 6 (HHV-6) might be associated with glioma, but
there is no direct evidence to support this. High percentages
of HHV-6 DNA and protein were detected in tissue from
gliomas, compared with normal brain tissue. In addition, a
strain of HHV-6A was isolated from the
fl
uid specimens from
glioma cysts. High levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8
(IL-8), tumor necrosis factor
α
, and transforming growth
factor
β
(TGF-
β
) were detected in the cyst
fl
uid specimens
from HHV-6
–
positive patients with glioma. Furthermore,
HHV-6A infection promoted IL-6, IL-8, and TGF-
β
produc-
tion in astrocyte cultures. Our studies strongly suggest the in-
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