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Adenovirus type 7 induces interleukin-8 production via activation of extracellular regulated kinase 1/2.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2001
Alcorn M J, Booth J L, Coggeshall K M, Metcalf J P
Abstract excerpt
Infection with adenovirus serotype 7 (Ad7) frequently causes lower respiratory pneumonia and is associated with severe lung inflammation and neutrophil infiltration. Earlier studies indicated release of proinflammatory cytokines, specifically interleukin-8 (IL-8), by pulmonary epithelial cells following infection by Ad7. However, the mechanism of IL-8 induction by Ad7 is unclear. We have explored the role of the...
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