ISG15 facilitates cellular antiviral response to dengue and west nile virus infection in vitro
Dai J, Pan W, Wang P. ISG15 facilitates cellular antiviral response to dengue and west nile virus infection in vitro. Virology Journal 2011, 8: 468. PMID: 21992229, PMCID: PMC3215395, DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusNon-infected cellsWNV infectionViral infectionWest Nile virus infectionWest Nile meningoencephalitisInterferon beta 1Type I interferonCellular antiviral responseVirus infectionI interferonAntiviral responseFlaviviridae familyRAW264.7 cellsDENVInfectionConclusionsThese findingsBeta 1Protein ISGylationGene 15SOCS3 siRNANile virusCausative agentExact roleISG15Innate 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