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IL-17A Restrains Antiviral Immunity to Promote Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis in the Heart
Shazeed-Ul Karim, Prince M. D. Denyoh, Sabin Shrestha…·Fengwei Bai
This study identifies IL-17A signaling as a critical factor promoting CHIKV infection and cardiac inflammation, showing that its inhibition reduces viral replication and cardiac damage.