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Protective efficacy of VP1-specific neutralizing antibody associated with a reduction of viral load and pro-inflammatory cytokines in human SCARB2-transgenic mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chang Hsuen-Wen, Lin Yi-Wen, Ho Hui-Min, Lin Min-Han, Liu Chia-Chyi, Shao Hsiao-Yun, Chong Pele, Sia Charles, Chow Yen-Hung
Abstract excerpt
Hand-foot-mouth diseases (HFMD) caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus 16 (CVA16) in children have now become a severe public health issue in the Asian-Pacific region. Recently we have successfully developed transgenic mice expressing human scavenger receptor class B member 2 (hSCARB2, a receptor of EV71 and CVA16) as an animal model for evaluating the pathogenesis of enterovirus infections. In this...
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