Poxvirus-encoded TNF receptor homolog dampens inflammation and protects the host from uncontrolled lung pathology and death during respiratory infection
Z. Al Rumaih, M. J. Tuazon Kels, E. Ng, P. Pandey, S. M. Pontejo, A. Alejo, A. Alcami, G. Chaudhri, G. Karupiah
This study shows that the ECTV CrmD protein reduces inflammation and protects mice from lethal lung disease during respiratory infection by modulating TNF, IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-γ.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2020Immunology