Regulation of human rhinovirus induced type I interferon-β, type III interferon-λ and pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in normal human bronchial epithelial cells

Asthma is an economically important disease, with exacerbations causing significant morbidity and morality. Viral infections cause ~80% of asthma exacerbations; the majority of which are attributed to rhinovirus infection. How rhinovirus infection leads to an acute asthma exacerbation is incompletel...

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Main Author: Slater, Louise
Other Authors: Edwards, Michael ; Johnston, Sebastian
Published: Imperial College London 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506464