MBP and infection: For example, Fatemi et al. (2009) demonstrated that middle second (E16) and late second (E18) trimester infections of pregnant mice with human influenza virus reduced the expression of myelin basic protein (MBP) and MAG in the cerebella of mouse offspring (Fatemi et al., 2009), and compromised their white matter integrity as measured by diffusion tensor MRI, respectively (Fatemi et al., 2008).