Innate immunity to H5N1 influenza viruses in humans

Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3363-3388

  Ramos, Irene ^a   Fernandez Sesma, Ana ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral response; Cytokines; H5N1; Influenza virus; Innate immunity; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; RNA POLYMERASE II; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOKINE STORM; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84871868390     PISSN: 19994915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v4123363     Document Type: Review

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