Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue
Immune cells called mast cells can hinder rather than help the body's response to dengue virus, which suggests that mast cell products could be used as biomarkers to identify severe forms of the disease.
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author | Panisadee Avirutnan Ponpan Matangkasombut |
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description | Immune cells called mast cells can hinder rather than help the body's response to dengue virus, which suggests that mast cell products could be used as biomarkers to identify severe forms of the disease. |
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spelling | doaj.art-dd57bb426a094c0d9201552d109cc89c2022-12-22T03:52:43ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2013-04-01210.7554/eLife.00767Unmasking the role of mast cells in denguePanisadee Avirutnan0Ponpan Matangkasombut1the Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailandthe Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandImmune cells called mast cells can hinder rather than help the body's response to dengue virus, which suggests that mast cell products could be used as biomarkers to identify severe forms of the disease.https://elifesciences.org/articles/00767mast cellvascular leakagedengue viruschymaseleukotrienesinfectious disease |
spellingShingle | Panisadee Avirutnan Ponpan Matangkasombut Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue eLife mast cell vascular leakage dengue virus chymase leukotrienes infectious disease |
title | Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
title_full | Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
title_fullStr | Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
title_full_unstemmed | Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
title_short | Unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
title_sort | unmasking the role of mast cells in dengue |
topic | mast cell vascular leakage dengue virus chymase leukotrienes infectious disease |
url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/00767 |
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