2020
Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections
Moriyama M, Hugentobler WJ, Iwasaki A. Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections. Annual Review Of Virology 2020, 7: 1-19. PMID: 32196426, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-012420-022445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansHumidityInfectious Disease Incubation PeriodInfluenza, HumanOrthomyxoviridaePandemicsPicornaviridae InfectionsPneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusSARS-CoV-2SeasonsSevere Acute Respiratory SyndromeSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSeverity of Illness IndexTemperatureConceptsRespiratory viral infectionsViral infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusViral respiratory infectionsAdaptive immune responsesRespiratory viral diseasesRespiratory infectionsRespiratory virusesInfluenza diseaseRespiratory tractImmune responseAnnual epidemicsHost responseInfectionMajor contributing factorViral diseasesDiseaseContributing factorVirus stabilityVirusEpidemicRecent studiesYearsHuman population
2018
Regional Differences in Airway Epithelial Cells Reveal Tradeoff between Defense against Oxidative Stress and Defense against Rhinovirus
Mihaylova VT, Kong Y, Fedorova O, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Pyle AM, Iwasaki A, Foxman EF. Regional Differences in Airway Epithelial Cells Reveal Tradeoff between Defense against Oxidative Stress and Defense against Rhinovirus. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 3000-3007.e3. PMID: 30208323, PMCID: PMC6190718, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRIG-I stimulationAntiviral responseRhinovirus infectionBronchial airway epithelial cellsAcute respiratory infectionsEpithelial cellsRobust antiviral responseAirway epithelial cellsPrimary human nasalAirway damageRespiratory infectionsAirway microenvironmentAsthma attacksNasal mucosaLeading causeNrf2 knockdownNasal cellsNrf2 activationHuman nasalEpithelial defenseHost defenseBronchial cellsInfectionOxidative stressRhinovirus
2016
Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Vanaja K, Levchenko A, Iwasaki A. Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 8496-8501. PMID: 27402752, PMCID: PMC4968739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601942113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-independent mechanismsEpithelial cellsHost defense strategiesHost cell deathIFN inductionHuman bronchial epithelial cellsReduced virus productionCommon cold virusInfected epithelial cellsB-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) overexpressionBronchial epithelial cellsDiverse stimuliViral replicationAntiviral pathwaysCell deathH1-HeLa cellsTemperature-dependent replicationCell typesSingle replication cycleTemperature-dependent growthReplication cycleWarmer temperaturesCool temperaturesDefense strategiesType 1 IFN response
2015
Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Fitzgerald ME, Wasik BR, Hou L, Zhao H, Turner PE, Pyle AM, Iwasaki A. Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 827-832. PMID: 25561542, PMCID: PMC4311828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsImmunity, InnateMiceMolecular Sequence DataRhinovirusTemperatureTracheaVirus ReplicationConceptsAirway cellsCommon cold virusViral replicationIFN inductionRecombinant type I IFNMouse airway epithelial cellsCold virusAirway epithelial cellsInduction of ISGsType I IFNPrimary airway cellsCore body temperatureType IAntiviral defense responseLike receptorsI IFNNasal cavityMAVS proteinHuman rhinovirusSustained increaseInnate defensePoly IGenetic deficiencyRobust inductionRhinovirus