Absence of β6 Integrin Reduces Influenza Disease Severity in Highly Susceptible Obese Mice

Obese individuals are considered a high-risk group for developing severe influenza virus infection. While the exact mechanisms for increased disease severity remain under investigation, obese-mouse models suggest that increased acute lung injury (ALI), potentially due to enhanced viral spread and de...

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Published in:J Virol
Main Authors: Meliopoulos, Victoria, Livingston, Brandi, Van de Velde, Lee-Ann, Honce, Rebekah, Schultz-Cherry, Stacey
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Pathogenesis and Immunity
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6321928/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30381485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01646-18
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