Lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus induces systemic lymphocyte activation via TLR7-dependent IFNalpha responses by plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
BACKGROUND:Lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV) is a natural infectious agent of mice. Like several other viruses, LDV causes widespread and very rapid but transient activation of both B cells and T cells in lymphoid tissues and the blood. The mechanism of this activation has not been fully d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-07-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2699471?pdf=render |