Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and the Control of Herpesvirus Infections
Type-I interferons (IFN-I) are cytokines essential for vertebrate antiviral defense, including against herpesviruses. IFN-I have potent direct antiviral activities and also mediate a multiplicity of immunoregulatory functions, which can either promote or dampen antiviral adaptive immune responses. P...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2009-10-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/1/3/383/ |