Rotavirus Interactions With Host Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Rotavirus (RV) is the foremost enteric pathogen associated with severe diarrheal illness in young children (<5years) and animals worldwide. RV primarily infects mature enterocytes in the intestinal epithelium causing villus atrophy, enhanced epithelial cell turnover and apoptosis. Intestinal...

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Main Authors: Joshua Oluoch Amimo, Sergei Alekseevich Raev, Juliet Chepngeno, Alfred Omwando Mainga, Yusheng Guo, Linda Saif, Anastasia N. Vlasova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.793841/full