Vincent and Amy explain how asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle increases rhinovirus replication in the bronchial epithelium, and mimicry of IL-17 by the ORF8 protein of SARS-CoV-2.
Links for This Episode
- Asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle and rhinovirus (Cell Rep) 00:46.
- SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 mimics IL-17 (mBio) 33:16.
- Letters read on TWiV 884 1:07:12.
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.