2011
Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection
Arjona A, Wang P, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection. Cellular Microbiology 2011, 13: 1648-1658. PMID: 21790942, PMCID: PMC3196381, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionAntiviral innate immune mechanismsLong-term neurologic sequelaeWest Nile virus infectionRe-emerging zoonotic pathogenInnate immune controlInnate immune mechanismsLife-threatening meningoencephalitisInnate immune systemNeurologic sequelaeImmune controlInflammatory mediatorsImmune mechanismsMammalian hostsVirus infectionCurrent evidenceViral infectionAntiviral effectorsImmune systemFlaviviridae familyAntiviral mechanismInfectionNile virusJAK-STAT
2009
Innate Immune Responses to West Nile Virus Infection
Arjona A, Fikrig E. Innate Immune Responses to West Nile Virus Infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases Of The 21st Century 2009, 169-187. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79840-0_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile virus infectionPathogen recognition receptorsImmune cellsVirus infectionImmune responseBlood-brain barrier permeabilityInnate immune cellsAdaptive immune responsesInnate immune mechanismsInnate immune responseInnate antiviral immunityWNV neuroinvasionProinflammatory cytokinesCostimulatory moleculesImmune mechanismsBarrier permeabilityAntiviral immunityWNV infectionInnate responseAntiviral stateInfectionCytokinesDetrimental effectsCurrent understandingImmunopathogenesis