Neutrophil-Airway Epithelial Interactions Result in Increased Epithelial Damage and Viral Clearance during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Yu Deng, Jenny Herbert, Elisabeth Robinson, Ren Luo, Rosalind L. Smyth, Claire M. Smith
Abstract
This study shows that the RSV-infected human airway drives changes in the behavior of human neutrophils, including increasing activation markers and delaying apoptosis, that result in greater airway damage and viral clearance.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyRespiratory systemVirusAirwayVirologyImmunologyRespiratory epitheliumApoptosisEpitheliumViral replicationViral sheddingMedicineSurgeryAnatomyBiochemistryGeneticsRespiratory viral infections researchNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPneumonia and Respiratory Infections