Respiratory viruses and the inflammasome: The double-edged sword of inflammation

Kody A. Waldstein; Steven M. Varga

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1011014

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Respiratory viruses and the inflammasome: The double-edged sword of inflammation

Kody A. Waldstein,

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America
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Steven M. Varga

* E-mail: steven-varga@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-4290

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Respiratory viruses and the inflammasome: The double-edged sword of inflammation

Kody A. Waldstein,
Steven M. Varga

Published: December 29, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011014

About the Authors

Kody A. Waldstein

Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America

Steven M. Varga

* E-mail: steven-varga@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United Stated of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-4290

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