作者
Clark D Russell, Stefan A Unger, Marc Walton, Jürgen Schwarze
发表日期
2017/4/1
来源
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
卷号
30
期号
2
页码范围
481-502
出版商
American Society for Microbiology
简介
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important etiological agent of respiratory infections, particularly in children. Much information regarding the immune response to RSV comes from animal models and in vitro studies. Here, we provide a comprehensive description of the human immune response to RSV infection, based on a systematic literature review of research on infected humans. There is an initial strong neutrophil response to RSV infection in humans, which is positively correlated with disease severity and mediated by interleukin-8 (IL-8). Dendritic cells migrate to the lungs as the primary antigen-presenting cell. An initial systemic T-cell lymphopenia is followed by a pulmonary CD8+ T-cell response, mediating viral clearance. Humoral immunity to reinfection is incomplete, but RSV IgG and IgA are protective. B-cell-stimulating factors derived from airway epithelium play a major role in protective antibody …
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CD Russell, SA Unger, M Walton, J Schwarze - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2017