Researchers overcome suppression of immune response against bacterial pathogens

(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Researchers from Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin were able to positively influence the immune response in severe viral and bacterial co-infection. Using a human lung tissue model, they were able to show that the immune mechanisms triggered by viral pathogens prevent the tissue from mounting an effective response against a simultaneously occurring bacterial infection. Results from this study have been published in the European Respiratory Journal*.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news