title: Response to comment on "Antibodies to influenza nucleoprotein cross-react with human hypocretin receptor 2".
abstract: Vassalli et al.'s study does not involve or provide additional data regarding influenza virus, influenza vaccines, human samples, animal models of narcolepsy, or experiments related to mimicry and cross-reactivity. They present data on the distribution of hypocretin (HCRT) (also known as orexin) receptors in the brain of an engineered mouse developed by them.
authors.affiliation: Neurology and Neuroscience, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. steinman@stanford.edu sohail.q.ahmed@gsk.com.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steinman
authors.affiliation: Global Clinical Sciences, Novartis Vaccines Srl, Siena 53100, Italy. steinman@stanford.edu sohail.q.ahmed@gsk.com.
authors.forename: S Sohail
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D064446:Orexin Receptors / Q000276:immunology*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D064446:Orexin Receptors; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D014758:Viral Core Proteins