A 2015 paper shows that the influenza A virus directly activates mast cells, causing the release of cytokines and contributing to the excessive inflammatory response in the lungs.[ref] Animal studies show that this pattern of mast cell activation and excessive response holds true for several flu strains
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Intracellular lactate/pyruvate ( a ), 2-hydroxybutyrate/2-ketobutyrate (2HB/2KB) ( b ), 3-hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate (3HB/AcAc) ( c ), glycerol 3-phosphate/dihydroxyacetone phosphate (Gro3P/DHAP) ( d ), C16:1/C16:0 ( e ) and AMP/ATP ( f ) ratios measured in HeLa cells expressing Ec STH and mito Ec STH
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