Type III interferons are critical host factors that determine susceptibility to Influenza A viral infection in allergic nasal mucosa.
Y J JeonJ H LimS AnA JoD H HanT-B WonD-Y KimC-S RheeHyun Jik KimPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2018)
Higher susceptibility of the allergic nasal mucosa to IAV may depend on impairment of type III IFN induction, and type III IFN is a key mechanistic link between higher viral loads and control of IAV infection in allergic nasal mucosa.