Toll-like receptors, chemokine receptors and death receptor ligands responses in SARS coronavirus infected human monocyte derived dendritic cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides a unique opportunity for the study of human responses to a novel virus. We have previously reported that dendritic cells (DCs) might be involved in the immune escape mechanisms for SARS-CoV. In this...

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Main Authors: Law Helen KW, Cheung Chung, Sia Sin, Chan Yuk, Peiris JS Malik, Lau Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/10/35