An Acute Stress Model in New Zealand White Rabbits Exhibits Altered Immune Response to Infection with West Nile Virus

An Acute Stress Model in New Zealand White Rabbits Exhibits Altered Immune Response to Infection with West Nile Virus

The immune competence of an individual is a major determinant of morbidity in West Nile virus (WNV)-infection. Previously, we showed that immunocompetent New Zealand White rabbits (NZWRs; <i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>) are phenotypically resistant to WNV-induced disease, thus presenting a...

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Main Authors: Willy W. Suen, Mitchell Imoda, Albert W. Thomas, Nur N.B.M. Nasir, Nawaporn Tearnsing, Wenqi Wang, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
west nile virus
immunosuppression
dexamethasone
rabbit model
transcriptome
antiviral response
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/4/195

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