Pathogenetic mechanisms of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Virus Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-12

  Guo, Yong ^a   Korteweg, Christine ^a   McNutt, Michael A ^a   Gu, Jiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Immune system; Lung; Pathology; SARS; Virus

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; HLA ANTIGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VACCINE; STEROID; VIRUS RECEPTOR; VIRUS RNA;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOPSY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIVER; LIVER NECROSIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUCOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

HUMANS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 40749128889     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.01.022     Document Type: Review

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