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Review
. 2009 Mar 31;106(13):4961-2.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0901574106. Epub 2009 Mar 25.

Tipping the balance in favor of protective immunity during influenza virus infection

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Review

Tipping the balance in favor of protective immunity during influenza virus infection

Eric G Pamer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Monocyte recruitment and TipDC differentiation make distinct contributions to early and late immune responses to influenza virus infection. TNF and NO production during early infection (depicted in red) can lead to increased pulmonary inflammation and increased morbidity, especially after infection with highly-virulent viral strains. However, TipDCs facilitate T cell responses during later stages of infection, promoting viral clearance (depicted in green).

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