[HTML][HTML] Innate immune function by Toll-like receptors: distinct responses in newborns and the elderly

TR Kollmann, O Levy, RR Montgomery, S Goriely - Immunity, 2012 - cell.com
Given the" inborn" nature of the innate immune system, it is surprising to find that innate
immune function does in fact change with age. Similar patterns of distinct Toll-like-receptor …

Herpes zoster in the older adult

A John, DH Canaday - Infectious disease clinics of North …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Herpes Zoster (HZ) is the result of reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) and
occurs most frequently in older adults. Generally, HZ presents as a unilateral, self-limited …

Advances and perspectives in the management of varicella-zoster virus infections

G Andrei, R Snoeck - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a common and ubiquitous human-restricted pathogen, causes a
primary infection (varicella or chickenpox) followed by establishment of latency in sensory …

Association between vaccination for herpes zoster and risk of herpes zoster infection among older patients with selected immune-mediated diseases

J Zhang, F Xie, E Delzell, L Chen, KL Winthrop… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Based on limited data, the live attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine is
contraindicated in patients taking anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies or other …

Incidence of herpes zoster in patients with altered immune function

SY Chen, JA Suaya, Q Li, CM Galindo, D Misurski… - Infection, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To estimate the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) and rates of post-zoster pain in
both the total study population and separately in patients with selected conditions/treatments …

Overview of diagnostic methods, disease prevalence and transmission of MPOX (formerly monkeypox) in humans and animal reservoirs

RP Chauhan, R Fogel, J Limson - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mpox—formerly monkeypox—is a re-emerging zoonotic virus disease, with large numbers of
human cases reported during multi-country outbreaks in 2022. The close similarities in …

HIV interactions with monocytes and dendritic cells: viral latency and reservoirs

CM Coleman, L Wu - Retrovirology, 2009 - Springer
HIV is a devastating human pathogen that causes serious immunological diseases in
humans around the world. The virus is able to remain latent in an infected host for many …

Incidence and disease burden of herpes zoster in the population aged≥ 50 years in China: data from an integrated health care network

X Sun, Z Wei, H Lin, M Jit, Z Li, C Fu - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Herpes zoster (HZ) mainly affects elderly and immunocompromised individuals
and is characterized by a painful vesicular rash. Data on the epidemiology of HZ, particularly …

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and lytic reactivation of herpesviruses: A potential threat in the postpandemic era?

J Chen, J Song, L Dai, SR Post… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), which
is the causative pathogen for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, has …

Review on inactivation of airborne viruses using non-thermal plasma technologies: From MS2 to coronavirus

I Assadi, A Guesmi, O Baaloudj, H Zeghioud… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Although several non-thermal plasmas (NTPs) technologies have been widely investigated
in air treatment, very few studies have focused on the inactivation mechanism of viruses by …