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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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31854 |