title: Is the third interferon a charm?
abstract: IFNλ restores blood-brain barrier integrity after disruption by West Nile virus, reducing virus invasion of the brain and increasing survival of infected mice (Lazear et al., this issue).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 S. Fourth Street, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.
authors.forename: Sonja M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000821:virology*; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000378:metabolism*; D017471:Receptors, Interferon / Q000378:metabolism*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D007372:Interferons