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Aug 2026
The Interplay Between Autophagy and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Perspectives
Autophagy is a highly conserved degradation and recycling process in eukaryotic cells that plays a critical role in maintaining cellular homeostasis and responding to external stress. During viral infection, autophagy exhibits a classic “double-edged sword” effect—it can act as a host defense mechanism by directly degr...
Zhi-Hua Feng, Cun-Yi Qiu, Zhi-Ding Zhou et al.
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