Deferoxamine Compensates for Decreases in B Cell Counts and Reduces Mortality in Enterovirus 71-Infected Mice

Deferoxamine Compensates for Decreases in B Cell Counts and Reduces Mortality in Enterovirus 71-Infected Mice

Enterovirus 71 is one of the major causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease in children under six years of age. No vaccine or antiviral therapy is currently available. In this work, we found that the number of B cells was reduced in enterovirus 71-infected mice. Deferoxamine, a marine micro...

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Main Authors: Yajun Yang, Jing Ma, Jinghui Xiu, Lin Bai, Feifei Guan, Li Zhang, Jiangning Liu, Lianfeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
deferoxamine
enterovirus 71
hand
foot and mouth disease
B cells
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/7/4086

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