Journal
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13102090
Keywords
innate immune system; influenza virus; upper respiratory tract
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- Australian Government Department of Health
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The innate immune system is the host's first defense against pathogens and activates the adaptive immune system to clear viruses, but excessive response may lead to immunopathology.
The innate immune system is the host's first line of immune defence against any invading pathogen. To establish an infection in a human host the influenza virus must replicate in epithelial cells of the upper respiratory tract. However, there are several innate immune mechanisms in place to stop the virus from reaching epithelial cells. In addition to limiting viral replication and dissemination, the innate immune system also activates the adaptive immune system leading to viral clearance, enabling the respiratory system to return to normal homeostasis. However, an overzealous innate immune system or adaptive immune response can be associated with immunopathology and aid secondary bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract leading to pneumonia. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms utilised by the innate immune system to limit influenza virus replication and the damage caused by influenza viruses on the respiratory tissues and how these very same protective immune responses can cause immunopathology.
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