The precise mechanism by which butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut contribute to resistance to respiratory viral infections remains to be elucidated. Here, we describe a gut-lung axis mechanism and report that orally administered Clostridium butyricum (CB) enhances influenza virus infection re...
To expand knowledge of the effects of interferon at the proteomic level, we treated HepG2 cells with IFN-alpha and IFN-lambda for 24 hours. HepG2.2.15 cells, a model for HBV infection, were also examined versus controls. MTT assays showed that optimized IFN levels (100 ng/ml) did not induce apoptosi...
