Influenza — Time to Target the Host?
- 11 July 2013
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 369 (2), 191-193
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcibr1304414
Abstract
A search for an endogenous lipid mediator of influenza virus resistance identified protectin D1, a molecule that regulates transport of RNA from the nucleus. Intravenous injection of protectin D1 prevented death in mice exposed to influenza A.Keywords
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