New Strategies Against Bird Flu

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 04/21/2008 - 04:00

Multiple lethal pathogens such as H5N1 avian flu trigger acute lung injury with a high death rate. Scares of an epidemic have led to an increasing interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to this condition.

Scientists have now identified oxidative stress and innate immunity as a common pathway that controls the severity of ARDS.


 

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