Double-Edged Role of Interleukin 17A in Streptococcus pneumoniae Pathogenesis During Influenza Virus Coinfection
Ambigapathy, Ganesh;Schmit, Taylor;Mathur, Ram Kumar;Nookala, Suba;Bahri, Saad;Pirofski, Liise-anne;Khan, M Nadeem;
The Journal of infectious diseases2019Vol. 220pp. 902-912
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Abstract
Influenza virus infection in S. pneumoniae colonized mice elicits a robust IL-17A response, leading to neutrophilia and tissue-damage in the nasopharynx. Suppre