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N(pro) of classical swine fever virus prevents type I interferon-mediated priming of conventional dendritic cells for enhanced interferon-α response.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 May 2012
Hüsser Linda, Ruggli Nicolas, Summerfield Artur
Abstract excerpt
A hallmark of acute classical swine fever is the high interferon (IFN)-α levels found in the serum early after infection, followed by an inflammatory cytokine storm. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) represent the only known cell type that produces IFN-α upon classical swine fever virus (CSFV)...
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