Pulmonary mesenchymal stem cells are engaged in distinct steps of host response to respiratory syncytial virus infection.

Lung-resident (LR) mesenchymal stem and stromal cells (MSCs) are key elements of the alveolar niche and fundamental regulators of homeostasis and regeneration. We interrogated their function during virus-induced lung injury using the highly prevalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which causes se...

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Main Authors: Melanie Brügger, Thomas Démoulins, G Tuba Barut, Beatrice Zumkehr, Blandina I Oliveira Esteves, Kemal Mehinagic, Quentin Haas, Aline Schögler, Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, Jean-François Eléouët, Ueli Moehrlen, Thomas M Marti, Ralph A Schmid, Artur Summerfield, Horst Posthaus, Nicolas Ruggli, Sean R R Hall, Marco P Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009789