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Neutralizing inhibitors in the airways of naïve ferrets do not play a major role in modulating the virulence of H3 subtype influenza A viruses.
Virology - 1 Jul 2016
Job Emma R, Pizzolla Angela, Nebl Thomas, Short Kirsty R, Deng Yi-Mo, Carolan Louise, Laurie Karen L, Brooks Andrew G, Reading Patrick C
Abstract excerpt
Many insights regarding the pathogenesis of human influenza A virus (IAV) infections have come from studies in mice and ferrets. Surfactant protein (SP)-D is the major neutralizing inhibitor of IAV in mouse airway fluids and SP-D-resistant IAV mutants show enhanced virus replication and virulence in mice. Herein, we demonstrate that sialylated glycoproteins, rather than SP-D, represent the major neutralizing...
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