Our hypothesis is that dengue induces different innate immune responses in patients with mild respective severe dengue. We further hypothesize that severe dengue infection is a consequence of an over reactive inflammatory response which could be inhibited in an early stage by immune suppressants. We hypothesize that the drugs used in this study induce a down regulated inflammatory response; VP-16 by triggering apoptosis and Rosiglitazone by inhibiting NFkB related cytokine production
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