Immune cell implicated in development of lung disease following viral infection (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Immune cell implicated in development of lung disease following viral infection

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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis implicates a type of immune cell -- called a dendritic cell -- in the development of chronic lung diseases that can follow after a respiratory viral infection. Shown is a stained section of mouse lung. Epithelial cells, which line the airway, are red. Dendritic cells are green. Any cell nuclei are blue.

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Holtzman Lab

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