Interferon mediated prophylactic protection against respiratory viruses conferred by a prototype live attenuated influenza virus vaccine lacking non-structural protein 1

Abstract The influenza A non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is known for its ability to hinder the synthesis of type I interferon (IFN) during viral infection. Influenza viruses lacking NS1 (ΔNS1) are under clinical development as live attenuated human influenza virus vaccines and induce potent influenz...

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Main Authors: Raveen Rathnasinghe, Mirella Salvatore, Hongyong Zheng, Sonia Jangra, Thomas Kehrer, Ignacio Mena, Michael Schotsaert, Thomas Muster, Peter Palese, Adolfo García-Sastre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01780-8