Exogenous interleukin-6, interleukin-13, and interferon-gamma provoke pulmonary abnormality with mild edema in enterovirus 71-infected mice

Exogenous interleukin-6, interleukin-13, and interferon-gamma provoke pulmonary abnormality with mild edema in enterovirus 71-infected mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neonatal mice developed neurological disease and pulmonary dysfunction after an infection with a mouse-adapted human Enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain MP4. However, the hallmark of severe human EV71 infection, pulmonary edema (PE), was no...

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Main Authors: Huang Szu-Wei, Lee Yi-Ping, Hung Yu-Ting, Lin Chun-Hung, Chuang Jih-Ing, Lei Huan-Yao, Su Ih-Jen, Yu Chun-Keung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
enterovirus 71
pulmonary edema
proinflammatory cytokine
mouse model
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/147

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