Activation and regulation of IL-1β family of cytokines by EV71 infection

Severe cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) are usually caused by Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and linked to elevated levels of cytokines. In this study, we first tested the ability of EV71 (BrCr and WD strain) in infecting differentiated monocyte lymphoma (U937) cells, epithelial lung cancer (A549...

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Main Author: Aw, Ashley Jong Ghut
Other Authors: Liu Ding Xiang
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60262