Heparan sulfate proteoglycans and viral attachment: true receptors or adaptation bias?

V Cagno, ED Tseligka, ST Jones, C Tapparel - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG) are composed of unbranched, negatively charged
heparan sulfate (HS) polysaccharides attached to a variety of cell surface or extracellular …

Viral bronchiolitis in children

HC Meissner - New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Viral Bronchiolitis in Children | NEJM Skip to main content NEJM Group Follow Us Facebook
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Exposure to polystyrene microplastics triggers lung injury via targeting toll-like receptor 2 and activation of the NF-κB signal in mice

J Cao, R Xu, Y Geng, S Xu, M Guo - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous pollutants with a wide range of plastic applications. More
recently, microplastics are in the air and can be inhaled into the lungs, causing respiratory …

Characteristics and outcomes of asthmatic patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who require hospitalisation

A Beurnier, EM Jutant, M Jevnikar… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Viral respiratory infections are the main causes of asthma exacerbation. The
susceptibility of patients with asthma to develop an exacerbation when they present with …

[HTML][HTML] Rhinovirus infections and their roles in asthma: etiology and exacerbations

DJ Jackson, JE Gern - The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rhinovirus infections can cause wheezing illnesses in all age groups. In preschool children,
rhinovirus infections frequently initiate acute wheezing illnesses. Children who wheeze with …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory syncytial virus and recurrent wheeze in healthy preterm infants

MO Blanken, MM Rovers, JM Molenaar… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is associated with subsequent
recurrent wheeze. Observational studies cannot determine whether RSV infection is the …

Type I interferon restricts type 2 immunopathology through the regulation of group 2 innate lymphoid cells

CU Duerr, CDA McCarthy, BC Mindt, M Rubio… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Viral respiratory tract infections are the main causative agents of the onset of infection-
induced asthma and asthma exacerbations that remain mechanistically unexplained. Here …

Air pollution and climate change effects on allergies in the anthropocene: abundance, interaction, and modification of allergens and adjuvants

K Reinmuth-Selzle, CJ Kampf, K Lucas… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Air pollution and climate change are potential drivers for the increasing burden of allergic
diseases. The molecular mechanisms by which air pollutants and climate parameters may …

[HTML][HTML] Viral infections in allergy and immunology: how allergic inflammation influences viral infections and illness

MR Edwards, K Strong, A Cameron, RP Walton… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Viral respiratory tract infections are associated with asthma inception in early life and asthma
exacerbations in older children and adults. Although how viruses influence asthma inception …

Picornavirus and enterovirus diversity with associated human diseases

C Tapparel, F Siegrist, TJ Petty, L Kaiser - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2013 - Elsevier
Members of the Picornaviridae family are non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses
with a 30nm icosahedral capsid. This virus family exhibits a considerable amount of genetic …