Selected article for: "acute respiratory virus and adaptive immune response"

Author: Shaw, Elana R.; Su, Helen C.
Title: The Influence of Immune Immaturity on Outcome After Virus Infections
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  • Document date: 2021_2_4
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    Snippet: Maturation of the adaptive immune response is typically thought to improve outcome to virus infections. However, long-standing observations of natural infections with old viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus and newer observations of emerging viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 responsible for COVID-19 suggest that immune immaturity may be beneficial for outcome. Mechanistic studies and studies of patients with inborn errors of immunity have revealed that immune dysregu
    Document: Maturation of the adaptive immune response is typically thought to improve outcome to virus infections. However, long-standing observations of natural infections with old viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus and newer observations of emerging viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 responsible for COVID-19 suggest that immune immaturity may be beneficial for outcome. Mechanistic studies and studies of patients with inborn errors of immunity have revealed that immune dysregulation reflecting inappropriate antibody and T-cell responses plays a crucial role in causing bystander inflammation and more severe disease. Further evidence supports a role for innate immunity in normally regulating adaptive immune responses. Thus, changes in immune responses that normally occur with age may help explain an apparent protective role of immune immaturity during virus infections.

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