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Increased expression and secretion of interleukin-6 in human parvovirus B19 non-structural protein (NS1) transfected COS-7 epithelial cells
16 Feb 2006
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Human parvovirus B19 (B19) has been associated with a variety of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We have demonstrated previously that B19 non-structural protein (NS1) induced apoptosis through the mitochondria cell death pathway in COS-7 epithelial cells and that B19 NS1 may play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. In order to examine...
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