Airway epithelial interferon response to SARS-CoV-2 is inferior to rhinovirus and heterologous rhinovirus infection suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication
E. R. Vanderwall, K. A. Barrow, L. M. Rich, D. F. Read, C. Trapnell, O. Oghenemega, S. F. Ziegler, T. S. Hallstrand, M. P. White, J. S. Debley
The paper compares the IFN response to SARS-CoV-2 and HRV-16 in airway epithelial cells and shows that HRV-16 induces a stronger IFN response and reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2021Immunology