NGF is an essential survival factor for bronchial epithelial cells during respiratory syncytial virus infection.

BACKGROUND:Overall expression of neurotrophins in the respiratory tract is upregulated in infants infected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but it is unclear where (structural vs. inflammatory cells, upper vs. lower airways) and why, these changes occur. We analyzed systematically the expre...

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Main Authors: Sreekumar Othumpangat, Laura F Gibson, Lennie Samsell, Giovanni Piedimonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2715860?pdf=render