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Hantavirus
Research conducted at University of Helsinki has updated our knowledge about hantavirus
January 6th, 2009
According to recent research from Helsinki, Finland, "We have previously reported that the apathogenic Tula hantavirus induces apoptosis in Vero E6 epithelial cells. To assess the molecular mechanisms behind the induced apoptosis we studied the effects of hantavirus infection on cellular signaling pathways which promote cell survival." "We previously also observed that the Tula virus-induced cell death process is augmented by external TNF-alpha. Since TNF-alpha is involved in the pathogenesis of hantavirus-caused hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) we investigated its effects on HFRS-causing hantavirus-infected cells. We studied both apathogenic (Tula and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-06)
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