Influenza a virus induces an immediate cytotoxic activity in all major subsets of peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

BACKGROUND: A replication defective influenza A vaccine virus (delNS1 virus) was developed. Its attenuation is due to potent stimulation of the innate immune system by the virus. Since the innate immune system can also target cancer cells, we reasoned that delNS1 virus induced immune-stimulation sho...

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Main Authors: Sanda Sturlan, Monika Sachet, Suzann Baumann, Irina Kuznetsova, Andreas Spittler, Michael Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2610492?pdf=render