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Establishment of feline intestinal epithelial cell cultures for the propagation and study of feline enteric coronaviruses by Desmarets, Lowiese MB, Theuns, Sebastiaan, Olyslaegers, Dominique AJ, Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Vermeulen, Ben L, Roukaerts, Inge DM, Nauwynck, Hans J

“…Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is the most feared infectious cause of death in cats, induced by feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). This…”
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Experimental feline enteric coronavirus infection reveals an aberrant infection pattern and shedding of mutants with impaired infectivity in enterocyte cultures by Desmarets, Lowiese M. B., Vermeulen, Ben L., Theuns, Sebastiaan, Conceição-Neto, Nádia, Zeller, Mark, Roukaerts, Inge D. M., Acar, Delphine D., Olyslaegers, Dominique A. J., Van Ranst, Marc, Matthijnssens, Jelle, Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) results from mutations in the viral genome during a common feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) infection. Since many…”
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Suppression of NK cells and regulatory T lymphocytes in cats naturally infected with feline infectious peritonitis virus by Vermeulen, Ben L., Devriendt, Bert, Olyslaegers, Dominique A., Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Desmarets, Lowiese M., Favoreel, Herman W., Dewerchin, Hannah L., Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…A strong cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is thought to be indispensable for protection against infection with feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) in cats…”
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The role of accessory proteins in the replication of feline infectious peritonitis virus in peripheral blood monocytes by Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Desmarets, Lowiese M., Olyslaegers, Dominique A.J., Vermeulen, Ben L., Dewerchin, Hannah L., Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…The ability to productively infect monocytes/macrophages is the most important difference between the low virulent feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) and the…”
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Altered expression of adhesion molecules on peripheral blood leukocytes in feline infectious peritonitis by Olyslaegers, Dominique A.J., Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Desmarets, Lowiese M.B., Vermeulen, Ben L., Dewerchin, Hannah L., Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal, coronavirus-induced systemic disease in domestic and wild felids. The pathology associated with FIP (multifocal…”
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Natural killer cells: Frequency, phenotype and function in healthy cats by Vermeulen, Ben L., Devriendt, Bert, Olyslaegers, Dominique A., Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Desmarets, Lowiese M., Grauwet, Korneel L., Favoreel, Herman W., Dewerchin, Hannah L., Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…Natural killer (NK) cells play a central role in innate immunity and have been shown to influence adaptive immune responses as well. This study aimed to…”
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In vitro assessment of the feline cell-mediated immune response against feline panleukopeniavirus, calicivirus and felid herpesvirus 1 using 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine labeling by Vermeulen, Ben L., Gleich, Sabine E., Dedeurwaerder, Annelike, Olyslaegers, Dominique A., Desmarets, Lowiese M., Dewerchin, Hannah L., Nauwynck, Hans J.

“…In this study an in vitro assay was optimized to detect feline proliferating lymphocytes as an assessment for the cell-mediated immune response. For this…”
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