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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 223, 期 10, 页码 1806-1816出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa597
关键词
respiratory virus; coinfections; host response
资金
- National Cancer Institute [P30CA21765]
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [R56AI125324, R01AI139088]
- NIAID Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers [75N93019C00052]
- ALSAC
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The study demonstrated that vitamin A deficiency dysregulates the immune response, leading to a 100% mortality rate in influenza-infected VAD mice when exposed to secondary bacterial infections.
Background: Secondary bacterial coinfections are ranked as a leading cause of hospitalization and morbid conditions associated with influenza. Because vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and insufficiency are frequent in both developed and developing countries, we asked how VAD influences coinfection severity. Methods: VAD and control mice were infected with influenza virus for evaluation of inflammatory cytokines, cellular immune responses, and viral clearance. Influenza-infected mice were coinfected with Streptococcus pneumoniae to study weight loss and survival. Results: Naive VAD mouse lungs exhibited dysregulated immune function. Neutrophils were enhanced in frequency and there was a significant reduction in RANTES (regulated on activation of normal T cells expressed and secreted), a chemokine instrumental in T-cell homing and recruitment. After influenza virus infection, VAD mice experienced failures in CD4(+) T-cell recruitment and B-cell organization into lymphoid structures in the lung. VAD mice exhibited higher viral titers than controls and slow viral clearance. There were elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines and innate cell subsets in the lungs. However, arginase, a marker of alternatively activated M2 macrophages, was rare. When influenza-infected VAD animals were exposed to bacteria, they experienced a 100% mortality rate. Conclusion: Data showed that VAD dysregulated the immune response. Consequently, secondary bacterial infections were 100% lethal in influenza-infected VAD mice.
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