Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Research
Human Immunity and Susceptibility to Influenza A(H3) Viruses of Avian, Equine, and Swine Origin
Table 1
Characteristics of MucilAir donors and tissues used for study of human susceptibility to influenza A(H3) viruses of avian, equine, and swine origin*
Donor ID | Donor no. | Age, y/sex | Ethnicity | Smoking status | Tissue type | Age of ALI at inoculation, wk |
TEER ± SD, Ω.cm2† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ND1 | MD0738 | 32/F | Caucasian | Nonsmoker | Nasal | 11 | 774 ± 27 |
ND2 | MD0436 | 46/M | Caucasian | Unknown | Nasal | 11 | 1,256 ± 15 |
ND3 | MD0722 | 61/M | Unknown | Unknown | Nasal | 11 | 611 ± 27 |
BD1 | MD0802 | 55/F | African | Nonsmoker | Bronchial | 9 | 669 ± 32 |
BD2 | MD0670 | 15/M | Caucasian | Nonsmoker | Bronchial | 11 | 477 ± 23 |
BD3 | MD0810 | 52/F | Hispanic | Nonsmoker | Bronchial | 11 | 424 ± 24 |
*MucilAir, Epithelix Sàrl (https://www.epithelix.com). ALI, air–liquid interface; ID, identifier; TEER, transepithelial electrical resistance. †Average and SD on the basis of 12 values as mentioned in the certificate of analysis provided by the manufacturer, Epithelix.