Rhinovirus infection of the human airway epithelium : in vitro characterization of viral replication, inflammatory response, and immunemodulating effects of echinacea

Rhinoviruses (RVs) are the leading cause of upper-respiratory tract infections in humans. To date relatively little is known about the mechanism of RV infection and no cure or prevention exists. Mounting evidence shows that RV replicates very little in its host airway epithelial cells leading res...

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Main Author: Machala, Anna
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31854