The Key Roles of Interferon Lambda in Human Molecular Defense against Respiratory Viral Infections

Interferons (IFN) are crucial for the innate immune response. Slightly more than two decades ago, a new type of IFN was discovered: the lambda IFN (type III IFN). Like other IFN, the type III IFN display antiviral activity against a wide variety of infections, they induce expression of antiviral, in...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Alexey A. Lozhkov, Sergey A. Klotchenko, Edward S. Ramsay, Herman D. Moshkoff, Dmitry A. Moshkoff, Andrey V. Vasin, Maria S. Salvato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Subjects:	respiratory viruses influenza innate immunity interferons-α/β interferons-λ interferon stimulated genes
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/12/989