Protective efficacy of VP1-specific neutralizing antibody associated with a reduction of viral load and pro-inflammatory cytokines in human SCARB2-transgenic mice.

Hand-foot-mouth diseases (HFMD) caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus 16 (CVA16) in children have now become a severe public health issue in the Asian-Pacific region. Recently we have successfully developed transgenic mice expressing human scavenger receptor class B member 2 (hSCARB2, a...

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Main Authors: Hsuen-Wen Chang, Yi-Wen Lin, Hui-Min Ho, Min-Han Lin, Chia-Chyi Liu, Hsiao-Yun Shao, Pele Chong, Charles Sia, Yen-Hung Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3728341?pdf=render