Induction and Role of Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase in Mouse Models of Influenza A Virus Infection

Influenza infection stimulates protective host immune responses but paradoxically enhances lung indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) activity, an enzyme that suppresses helper/effector T cells and activates Foxp3-lineage regulatory CD4 T cells (Tregs). Influenza A/PR/8/34 (PR8) infection stimulated rap...

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Main Authors: Huang, Lei, Li, Lingqian, Klonowski, Kim D., Tompkins, S. Mark, Tripp, Ralph A., Mellor, Andrew L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681773/