唐氏综合征与气管多细胞的频率和功能变化以及对流感病毒感染的反应有关

Samantha N Thomas1, Brian F Niemeyer2, Rocio J Jimenez-Valdes2

  • 1Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

iScience
|August 9, 2023
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概括

患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的人表现出呼吸道功能受损和对像流感A病毒 (IAV) 等呼吸道感染的过度活跃的免疫反应. 这项研究揭示了与DS相关的肺病理生理学的潜在机制.

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