Chronic exposure to arsenite enhances influenza virus infection in cultured cells

This study suggests that chronic arsenite exposure could result in enhanced influenza infection in epithelial cells, and that this may be mediated through increased sialic acid binding. Finally, the decreased effectiveness of the anti‐influenza drug, oseltamivir, in arsenite‐exposed cells raises substantial public health concerns if this effect translates to arsenic‐exposed, influenza‐infected people.
Source: Journal of Applied Toxicology - Category: Toxicology Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research