Prevention of Influenza Virus-Induced Immunopathology by TGF-β Produced during Allergic Asthma.

Asthma is believed to be a risk factor for influenza infection, however little experimental evidence exists to directly demonstrate the impact of asthma on susceptibility to influenza infection. Using a mouse model, we now report that asthmatic mice are actually significantly more resistant to a let...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Furuya, Andrea K M Furuya, Sean Roberts, Alan M Sanfilippo, Sharon L Salmon, Dennis W Metzger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4583434?pdf=render