Respiratory viruses (including adenovirus, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus,
coronavirus, and rhinovirus) cause a broad spectrum of disease in humans, ranging from …

Neutrophils are immune cells that are well known to be present during many types of lung
diseases associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and may contribute to …

The extent of lung regeneration following catastrophic damage and the potential role of adult
stem cells in such a process remains obscure. Sublethal infection of mice with an H1N1 …

Influenza virus infection of humans results in a respiratory disease that ranges in severity
from sub-clinical infection to primary viral pneumonia that can result in death. The clinical …

Influenza is a human pathogen that continues to pose a public health threat. The use of
small mammalian models has become indispensable for understanding the virulence of …

In humans, infection with an influenza A or B virus manifests typically as an acute and self-
limited upper respiratory tract illness characterized by fever, cough, sore throat, and malaise …

Emerging and well-known viral diseases remain one the most important global public health
threats. A better understanding of their pathogenesis and mechanisms of transmission …

The threat of an influenza A virus pandemic stems from continual virus spillovers from
reservoir species, a tiny fraction of which spark sustained transmission in humans. To date …

Recent isolation of a novel swine-origin influenza A H3N2 variant virus [A (H3N2) v] from
humans in the United States has raised concern over the pandemic potential of these …

The initial recognition between influenza virus and the host cell is mediated by interactions
between the viral surface protein hemagglutinin and sialic acid-terminated glycoconjugates …