West Nile Virus Attenuates Activation of Primary Human Macrophages
Kong KF, Wang X, Anderson JF, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. West Nile Virus Attenuates Activation of Primary Human Macrophages. Viral Immunology 2008, 21: 78-82. PMID: 18355125, PMCID: PMC2666911, DOI: 10.1089/vim.2007.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusPrimary human macrophagesHuman macrophagesWNV infectionProduction of interleukinMosquito-borne flavivirusType I interferonProinflammatory cytokinesPotent therapyJAK/STAT pathwayIL-1betaEffective treatmentMacrophage activationI interferonRelated flavivirusesInfectionAttenuate activationNile virusMacrophagesSTAT pathwayFlavivirusesActivationDifferential responseInterleukinCytokines