Monkeypox virus infection of rhesus macaques induces massive expansion of natural killer cells but suppresses natural killer cell functions.

Natural killer (NK) cells play critical roles in innate immunity and in bridging innate and adaptive immune responses against viral infection. However, the response of NK cells to monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection is not well characterized. In this intravenous challenge study of MPXV infection in rhe...

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Main Authors: Haifeng Song, Nicole Josleyn, Krisztina Janosko, Jeff Skinner, R Keith Reeves, Melanie Cohen, Catherine Jett, Reed Johnson, Joseph E Blaney, Laura Bollinger, Gerald Jennings, Peter B Jahrling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798392?pdf=render