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SUBMITTER: Wang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4805281 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Chunyang C Ji Lianfu L Yuan Xinhui X Jin Yu Y Cardona Carol J CJ Xing Zheng Z
PloS one 20160323 3
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease, which can lead to fatal neurological complications in young children and infants. Few gastrointestinal symptoms are observed clinically, suggesting the presence of a unique immunity to EV71 in the gut. We reported a robust induction of interferons (IFNs) in human intestinal epithelial cells (HT-29), which was suppressed in other types such as RD and HeLa cells. The underlying mechanism for the apparent difference remains obscure. In this ...[more]