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Suppression of interleukin-6 increases enterovirus A71 lethality in mice
BACKGROUND: Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infection can induce fatal encephalitis in young children. Clinical reports show that interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of infected patients with brainstem encephalitis are significantly elevated. We used a murine model to address t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29233145 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12929-017-0401-5 |