Innate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destruction

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dc.contributor.authorWhyte, Barry Jamesen
dc.coverage.spatialBlacksburg, Va.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-29T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-29T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.issued2008-09-09en
dc.description.abstractA new study shows that the innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis, and bronchial asthma. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have revealed that eosinophils, a particular type of white blood cell, exert a strong immune response against the environmental fungus <em>Alternaria alternata</em>.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/61333en
dc.publisherVirginia Tech. University Relationsen
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dc.rights.holderVirginia Tech. University Relationsen
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dc.subjectResearchen
dc.titleInnate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destructionen
dc.typePress releaseen
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