Blockade of interferon signaling decreases gut barrier integrity and promotes severe West Nile virus disease
Abstract The determinants of severe disease caused by West Nile virus (WNV) and why only ~1% of individuals progress to encephalitis remain poorly understood. Here, we use human and mouse enteroids, and a mouse model of pathogenesis, to explore the capacity of WNV to directly infect gastrointestinal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41600-3 |