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Deficient inflammasome activation permits an exaggerated asthma phenotype in rhinovirus C-infected immature mice.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Nov 2021
Han Mingyuan, Ishikawa Tomoko, Stroupe Claudia C, Breckenridge Haley A, Bentley J Kelley, Hershenson Marc B
Abstract excerpt
Compared to other RV species, RV-C has been associated with more severe respiratory illness and is more likely to occur in children with a history of asthma or who develop asthma. We therefore inoculated 6-day-old mice with sham, RV-A1B, or RV-C15. Inflammasome priming and activation were assessed, and selected mice treated with recombinant IL-1β. Compared to RV-A1B infection, RV-C15 infection induced an...
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