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Impaired interferon signaling in dendritic cells from older donors infected in vitro with West Nile virus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21398396     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA flavivirus, causes significant human morbidity and mortality in the older population; thus, we investigated the effects of aging on infection with WNV in dendritic cells (DCs). We infected DCs with WNV in vitro and quantified cytokines and chemokines (type I IFN and CXCL10), pathogen recognition receptors RIG-I, and Toll-like receptors 3 and 7. The production of type I IFN was significantly lower in DCs from older donors, compared with younger donors. Although we observed no significant age-related difference in expression or nuclear translocation of signaling molecules in initial antiviral responses, DCs from older donors have diminished induction of late-phase responses (eg, STAT1, IRF7, and IRF1), suggesting defective regulation of type I IFN. Our results identify deficits in critical regulatory pathways in the antiviral response that may contribute to the enhanced susceptibility to viral infections observed in aging.
Authors:
Feng Qian; Xiaomei Wang; Lin Zhang; Aiping Lin; Hongyu Zhao; Erol Fikrig; Ruth R Montgomery
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-03-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infectious diseases     Volume:  203     ISSN:  1537-6613     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-19     Completed Date:  2011-06-30     Revised Date:  2012-05-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413675     Medline TA:  J Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1415-24     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / immunology*
Dendritic Cells / immunology*
Female
Humans
Interferons / physiology*
Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Signal Transduction / immunology*
West Nile Fever / immunology*
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI 070343/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; AI 50031/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; M01-RR00125/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; //Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
9008-11-1/Interferons

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