Alveolar macrophages are essential for protection from respiratory failure and associated morbidity following influenza virus infection.

Alveolar macrophages (AM) are critical for defense against bacterial and fungal infections. However, a definitive role of AM in viral infections remains unclear. We here report that AM play a key role in survival to influenza and vaccinia virus infection by maintaining lung function and thereby prot...

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Main Authors: Christoph Schneider, Samuel P Nobs, Alex K Heer, Michael Kurrer, Glynis Klinke, Nico van Rooijen, Johannes Vogel, Manfred Kopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004053&type=printable
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