Rhinovirus infection of primary cultures of human tracheal epithelium: role of ICAM-1 and IL-1β

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Exacerbations of asthma are often associated with respiratory infection caused by rhinoviruses. To study the effects of rhinovirus infection on respiratory epithelium, a primary target for respiratory viruses, human rhinovirus (HRV)-2 and HRV-14 were infected to primary cultures of human tracheal epithelial cells. Viral infection was confirmed by showing that viral titers of supernatants and lysates from infected...

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