The Influence of Cortisone on Experimental Viral Infection
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- 1 January 1955
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 74 (1) , 57-62
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.74.1.57
Abstract
Summary: Administration of cortisone may shorten or prolong survival of chick embryos infected with influenza B virus, depending on the timing of its injection. Injection of cortisone 24–42 hours after infection results in suppression of inflammation and prolongation of survival of virus-infected chick embryos. The ameliorating effects of cortisone in this situation are explicable on the basis of its anti-inflammatory action in the chorioallantoic membrane.Keywords
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