Susceptibility and response of human blood monocyte subsets to primary dengue virus infection.

Human blood monocytes play a central role in dengue infections and form the majority of virus infected cells in the blood. Human blood monocytes are heterogeneous and divided into CD16(-) and CD16(+) subsets. Monocyte subsets play distinct roles during disease, but it is not currently known if monoc...

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Main Authors: Kok Loon Wong, Weiqiang Chen, Thavamalar Balakrishnan, Ying Xiu Toh, Katja Fink, Siew-Cheng Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3344872?pdf=render