Widespread Virus Replication in Alveoli Drives Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Aerosolized H5N1 Influenza Infection of Macaques.
Authors:Wonderlich ER,Swan ZD,Bissel SJ,Hartman AL,Carney JP,O'Malley KJ,Obadan AO,Santos J,Walker R,Sturgeon TJ,Frye LJ Jr,Maiello P,Scanga CA,Bowling JD,Bouwer AL,Duangkhae PA,Wiley CA,Flynn JL,Wang J,Cole KS,Perez DR,Reed DS,Barratt-Boyes SM
Journal:Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
PubMed ID:28062701
Human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus are frequently fatal but the mechanisms of disease remain ill-defined. H5N1 infection is associated with intense production of proinflammatory cytokines, but whether this cytokine storm is the main cause of fatality or is a consequence of extensive virus replication that ... More