Impaired Interferon Signaling in Dendritic Cells From Older Donors Infected In Vitro With West Nile Virus
Qian F, Wang X, Zhang L, Lin A, Zhao H, Fikrig E, Montgomery RR. Impaired Interferon Signaling in Dendritic Cells From Older Donors Infected In Vitro With West Nile Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 203: 1415-1424. PMID: 21398396, PMCID: PMC3080893, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingDendritic CellsFemaleHumansInterferonsLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionWest Nile FeverYoung AdultConceptsDendritic cellsWest Nile virusOlder donorsAntiviral responseToll-like receptor 3Initial antiviral responseLate-phase responseNile virusSignificant age-related differencesSignificant human morbidityType I IFNQuantified cytokinesRNA flavivirusAge-related differencesYoung donorsI IFNReceptor RIGViral infectionReceptor 3Human morbidityOlder populationCritical regulatory pathwaysInterferon SignalingNuclear translocationDefective regulation