Lymphopenia Caused by Virus Infections and the Mechanisms Beyond

Viral infections can give rise to a systemic decrease in the total number of lymphocytes in the blood, referred to as lymphopenia. Lymphopenia may affect the host adaptive immune responses and impact the clinical course of acute viral infections. Detailed knowledge on how viruses induce lymphopenia...

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Published inViruses Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 1876
Main Authors Guo, Zijing, Zhang, Zhidong, Prajapati, Meera, Li, Yanmin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 20.09.2021
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Summary:Viral infections can give rise to a systemic decrease in the total number of lymphocytes in the blood, referred to as lymphopenia. Lymphopenia may affect the host adaptive immune responses and impact the clinical course of acute viral infections. Detailed knowledge on how viruses induce lymphopenia would provide valuable information into the pathogenesis of viral infections and potential therapeutic targeting. In this review, the current progress of viruses-induced lymphopenia is summarized and the potential mechanisms and factors involved are discussed.
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ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v13091876