C3a receptor promotes viral containment in mice inoculated with vaccinia virus at sites of allergic skin inflammation

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Sep;132(3):746-748.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.03.041. Epub 2013 May 16.

Authors

Lalit Kumar¹, Bao Lu², Craig Gerard², Raif S Geha³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
² Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
³ Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Allergens / administration & dosage
Animals
Cytokines / genetics
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / immunology*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / pathology
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / virology
Eosinophils / immunology
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Knockout
Neutrophils / immunology
Ovalbumin / administration & dosage
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Receptors, Complement / immunology*
Vaccinia / immunology*
Vaccinia / pathology
Vaccinia / virology
Vaccinia virus / immunology
Viral Load

Substances

Allergens
Cytokines
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Complement
complement C3a receptor
Ovalbumin

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