Protective Role of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections

Protective Role of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections

The pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections is characterized by lower airway obstruction driven at great extent by the exuberant production of inflammatory cytokines. We have previously shown that RSV infection in vitro and in vivo results in production of reactive oxygen specie...

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Main Authors: Teodora Ivanciuc, Elena Sbrana, Antonella Casola, Roberto P. Garofalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus
human metapneumovirus
nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2
antioxidant enzymes
hydrogen sulfide
lung injury
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00854/full

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