Natural killer cells attenuate cytomegalovirus-induced hearing loss in mice.

Natural killer cells attenuate cytomegalovirus-induced hearing loss in mice.

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common non-hereditary cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) yet the mechanisms of hearing loss remain obscure. Natural Killer (NK) cells play a critical role in regulating murine CMV infection via NK cell recognition of the Ly49H cell surfa...

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Main Authors: Ali A Almishaal, Pranav D Mathur, Elaine Hillas, Liting Chen, Anne Zhang, Jun Yang, Yong Wang, Wayne M Yokoyama, Matthew A Firpo, Albert H Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5597263?pdf=render

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