The critical role of interleukin-6 in protection against neurotropic flavivirus infection

The critical role of interleukin-6 in protection against neurotropic flavivirus infection

West Nile virus (WNV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are emerging mosquito-borne flaviviruses causing encephalitis globally. No specific drug or therapy exists to treat flavivirus-induced neurological diseases. The lack of specific therapeutics underscores an urgent need to determine the func...

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Main Authors: Tabassum T. Auroni, Komal Arora, Janhavi P. Natekar, Heather Pathak, Amany Elsharkawy, Mukesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Japanese encephalitis virus
flavivirus
interleukin-6 (IL-6)
host pathogen interaction
neuronal cells
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1275823/full

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