Publication Date:
2015-03-27
Description:
Article The ability to fight infections matures after birth and is thus termed ‘trained immunity’. Here the authors show that cord blood cells from hepatitis B virus-infected mothers respond more strongly to bacterial infections, suggesting that viral exposure in utero promotes trained immunity in newborns. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7588 Authors: Michelle Hong, Elena Sandalova, Diana Low, Adam J. Gehring, Stefania Fieni, Barbara Amadei, Simonetta Urbani, Yap-Seng Chong, Ernesto Guccione, Antonio Bertoletti
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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