#nasopharyngeal — Public Fediverse posts
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Human #SARSCoV2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics | Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07575-x “observed that the #interferon response in blood preceded the nasopharyngeal response. Moreover, #nasopharyngeal immune infiltration occurred early in samples from individuals with only transient infection and later in samples from individuals with sustained infection. High expression of #HLADQA2 before inoculation was associated with preventing sustained infection” #COVID
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the patient reported only #conjunctivitis with no respiratory or other symptoms, which likely resulted in lower viral #RNA #concentrations detected in the #nasopharyngeal sample and is suggestive of a lack of respiratory infection in the patient.
{The virus HA} lacks amino acid changes that improve recognition of mammalian receptors or fusion of the viral membrane with the host endosomal membranes.
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#Nasopharyngeal #carcinoma (NPC) is a type of #cancer that occurs in the #nasopharynx, which is located behind the nose and above the back of the throat.
#Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/06/med06072301.html