缺乏TMPRSS2的猪在感染甲型流感病毒时显示出较少的肺病变和减少的炎症反应

Giovana Ciacci Zanella1,2, Celeste A Snyder1, Bailey L Arruda1

  • 1Virus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA, United States.

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概括

淘汰猪中的TMPRSS2基因并没有阻止A型流感病毒 (IAV) 的传播,但减少了肺损伤和炎症. 这表明TMPRSS2可能会影响猪对IAV的免疫反应.