Critical role of constitutive type I interferon response in bronchial epithelial cell to influenza infection
Innate antiviral responses in bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) provide the first line of defense against respiratory viral infection and the effectiveness of this response is critically dependent on the type I interferons (IFNs). However the importance of the antiviral responses in BECs during infl...
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Published in | PloS one Vol. 7; no. 3; p. e32947 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Public Library of Science
02.03.2012
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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Summary: | Innate antiviral responses in bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) provide the first line of defense against respiratory viral infection and the effectiveness of this response is critically dependent on the type I interferons (IFNs). However the importance of the antiviral responses in BECs during influenza infection is not well understood. We profiled the innate immune response to infection with H3N2 and H5N1 virus using Calu-3 cells and primary BECs to model proximal airway cells. The susceptibility of BECs to influenza infection was not solely dependent on the sialic acid-bearing glycoprotein, and antiviral responses that occurred after viral endocytosis was more important in limiting viral replication. The early antiviral response and apoptosis correlated with the ability to limit viral replication. Both viruses reduced RIG-I associated antiviral responses and subsequent induction of IFN-β. However it was found that there was constitutive release of IFN-β by BECs and this was critical in inducing late antiviral signaling via type I IFN receptors, and was crucial in limiting viral infection. This study characterizes anti-influenza virus responses in airway epithelial cells and shows that constitutive IFN-β release plays a more important role in initiating protective late IFN-stimulated responses during human influenza infection in bronchial epithelial cells. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Conceived and designed the experiments: AH PMH PAW. Performed the experiments: AH KP SL. Analyzed the data: AH PMH PAW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IB DM. Wrote the paper: AH PMH PAW. |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0032947 |