Veera Westenius

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus shows poor replication but significant induction of antiviral responses in human monocyte-derived macrophages and dendritic cells

Janne Tynell, Veera Westenius, Esa Rönkkö et al. · Journal of General Virology · 2015 · 94 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Zika Virus Non-Structural Protein NS5 Inhibits the RIG-I Pathway and Interferon Lambda 1 Promoter Activation by Targeting IKK Epsilon

Rickard Lundberg, Krister Melén, Veera Westenius et al. · Viruses · 2019 · 50 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology +17

RIG-I Signaling Is Essential for Influenza B Virus-Induced Rapid Interferon Gene Expression

Sanna Mäkelä, Pamela Österlund, Veera Westenius et al. · Journal of Virology · 2015 · 45 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza A Virus Spreads Efficiently in Human Primary Monocyte-Derived Macrophages and Dendritic Cells

Veera Westenius, Sanna M. Mäkelä, Ilkka Julkunen et al. · Frontiers in Immunology · 2018 · 28 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +12

Asian and African lineage Zika viruses show differential replication and innate immune responses in human dendritic cells and macrophages

Pamela Österlund, Miao Jiang, Veera Westenius et al. · Scientific Reports · 2019 · 22 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17