Reversal of virus-induced systemic shock and respiratory failure by blockade of the lymphotoxin pathway - PubMed (original) (raw)

Reversal of virus-induced systemic shock and respiratory failure by blockade of the lymphotoxin pathway

M T Puglielli et al. Nat Med. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

At present, little is known about the pathogenesis of acute virus-induced shock and pulmonary failure. A chief impediment in understanding the underlying disease mechanisms and developing treatment strategies has been the lack of a suitable animal model. This study describes a mouse model of virus-induced systemic shock and respiratory distress, and shows that blockade of the lymphotoxin beta receptor pathway reverses the disease.

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