Influenza A virus (IAV) is a significant zoonotic pathogen that poses a considerable challenge to public health due to its continuous mutations. Lipid droplets (LDs) have been shown to play an important role in the process of several viral infections. However, their role in IAV infection remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Influenza A virus (IAV) is a zoonotic pathogen that infects humans and various animal species. Infection with IAV can cause fever, anorexia, and dyspnea and is often accompanied by pneumonia characterized by an excessive release of cytokines (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluenza A virus (IAV) H1N1 infection is a constant threat to human health and it remains so due to the lack of an effective treatment. Since melatonin is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecule with anti-viral action, in the present study we used melatonin to protect against H1N1 infection under in vitro and in vivo conditions. The death rate of the H1N1-infected mice was negatively associated with the nose and lung tissue local melatonin levels but not with serum melatonin concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi
March 2002
Objective: To study the effect of the color doppler flow imaging (CDFI) technique in the design of the axial pattern flap.
Methods: From March 1996 to June 1999, ten patients were included in this study. Among them, there were seven males and three females.