Natural killer cells expanded in vivo or ex vivo with IL-15 overcomes the inherent susceptibility of CAST mice to lethal infection with orthopoxviruses.

The wild-derived inbred CAST/EiJ mouse, one of eight founder strains in the Collaborative Cross panel, is an exceptional model for studying monkeypox virus (MPXV), an emerging human pathogen, and other orthopoxviruses including vaccinia virus (VACV). Previous studies suggested that the extreme susce...

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Main Authors: Patricia L Earl, Jeffrey L Americo, Bernard Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008505