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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Viral respiratory infections are the most frequent cause of hospital admission for infants and young children during winter. However, the mechanisms of illness that are associated with viral lower-respiratory-tract infection (LRI) are unclear. A widely accepted hypothesis attributes the pathogenesis of viral LRI in infants to the induction of innate inflammatory responses. This theory is supported by studies showing that Toll-like receptor 4 is activated by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), leading to production of inflammatory cytokines. We prospectively examined previously naive infants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who had either upper- or lower-respiratory-tract symptoms. Infection with human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was second only to RSV in frequency. Both viruses were associated with rhinorrhea, cough, and wheezing; however, hMPV elicited significantly lower levels of respiratory inflammatory cytokines than did RSV. Symptoms in infants infected with influenza virus were different from those in infants infected with RSV, but cytokine responses were similar. These findings suggest that hMPV and RSV either cause disease via different mechanisms or share a common mechanism that is distinct from innate immune activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
189
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2047-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Argentina, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Metapneumovirus, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Nasal Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Paramyxoviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Respiratory Syncytial Viruses, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Respiratory Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Seasons, pubmed-meshheading:15143472-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential production of inflammatory cytokines in primary infection with human metapneumovirus and with other common respiratory viruses of infancy.
pubmed:affiliation
INFANT Fundación, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study