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The common cold.

P B Van Cauwenberge·M J van Kempen·C Bachert
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Upper respiratory tract infections are one of the most common infectious diseases in man and are mainly caused by rhinoviruses. A rhinoviral cold is characterized by a neutrophilic inflammatory reaction with relatively mild symptoms that rather result from the host inflammatory response to the virus than from a direct viral cytotoxic effect. As regulators of chemotaxis, transmigration and activators of inflammatory and immunocompetent cells, cytokines and mediators were shown to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of a rhinovirus infection.

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Common ColdFemaleHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1MaleNasal MucosaNeutrophilsRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusJournal Article

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P B Van Cauwenberge, M J van Kempen, C Bachert. 2000. The common cold.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11082776/

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