Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly
Kong KF, Delroux K, Wang X, Qian F, Arjona A, Malawista SE, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Dysregulation of TLR3 Impairs the Innate Immune Response to West Nile Virus in the Elderly. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 7613-7623. PMID: 18508883, PMCID: PMC2493309, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00618-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLectins, C-TypeMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceSTAT1 Transcription FactorToll-Like Receptor 3Viral Envelope ProteinsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsInnate immune responseToll-like receptor 3Intercellular adhesion molecule 3West Nile virusImmune responseYoung donorsC-type lectin dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3Nile virusBlood-brain barrierWNV envelope proteinSevere neurological diseaseResponsiveness of macrophagesPrimary human macrophagesCytokine levelsOlder donorsWNV infectionNeurological diseasesReceptor 3Human macrophagesOlder individualsElevated levelsMacrophagesMolecule 3Significant differencesSalp15 Binding to DC-SIGN Inhibits Cytokine Expression by Impairing both Nucleosome Remodeling and mRNA Stabilization
Hovius JW, de Jong MA, Dunnen J, Litjens M, Fikrig E, van der Poll T, Gringhuis SI, Geijtenbeek TB. Salp15 Binding to DC-SIGN Inhibits Cytokine Expression by Impairing both Nucleosome Remodeling and mRNA Stabilization. PLOS Pathogens 2008, 4: e31. PMID: 18282094, PMCID: PMC2242833, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0040031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorrelia burgdorferiCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCytokinesDendritic CellsDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansIxodesLectins, C-TypeNucleosomesProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSalivary Proteins and PeptidesToll-Like ReceptorsConceptsRaf-1B. burgdorferi infectionSerine/threonine kinase Raf-1Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinaseKinase Raf-1Post-transcriptional levelLyme diseaseProtein kinase kinaseRaf-1 activationBurgdorferi infectionDC-SIGNTNF-alpha mRNA stabilityHuman dendritic cell functionNucleosome remodelingTick salivary proteinsDendritic cell functionKinase kinasePro-inflammatory cytokinesAdaptive immune responsesToll-like receptorsMRNA stabilityMRNA stabilizationT cell activationMolecular mechanismsMajor vector