IL-4Rα blockade reduces influenza-associated morbidity in a murine model of allergic asthma
Abstract Background Asthma was identified as the most common comorbidity in hospitalized patients during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. We determined using a murine model of allergic asthma whether these mice experienced increased morbidity from pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) viral infection and whether b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01669-0 |