High glucose levels increase influenza-associated damage to the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier
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ABSTRACT: Here, the effects of high glucose levels on influenza severity were investigated using an in vitro model of the pulmonary epithelial-endothelial barrier. We show that compared to low glucose levels, high glucose conditions prior to influenza A virus infection increased virus-induced barrier damage. Increased barrier damage was not associated with increased cell death nor increased virus replication, but rather an increased pro-inflammatory response in endothelial cells and the subsequent damage of the epithelial junctional complex.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE145232 | GEO | 2020/02/14
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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