Critical role of constitutive type I interferon response in bronchial epithelial cell to influenza infection.

Innate antiviral responses in bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) provide the first line of defense against respiratory viral infection and the effectiveness of this response is critically dependent on the type I interferons (IFNs). However the importance of the antiviral responses in BECs during infl...

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Main Authors: Alan C-Y Hsu, Kristy Parsons, Ian Barr, Sue Lowther, Deborah Middleton, Philip M Hansbro, Peter A B Wark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22396801/?tool=EBI