ReviewAntiviral research2009
Respiratory viruses and eosinophils: exploring the connections.
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- Mast cells support lung eosinophil homeostasis and the acute innate immune response to respiratory syncytial virus.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Monocyte-eosinophil signaling axis promotes vaccine-mediated protection against SARS-CoV-2.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Transient lung eosinophilia during breakthrough influenza infection in vaccinated mice is associated with protective and balanced Type 1/2 immune responses.Journal of virology · 2025Article
- Dual-Function Adjuvant Cyclosporin A: Enhancing RSV-Specific Humoral Immunity via Treg-Driven B-Cell Activation.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Single Cell Transcriptomics Genomics Based on Machine Learning Algorithm: Constructing and Validating Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Gene Model in COPD.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
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- Ally, adversary, or arbitrator? The context-dependent role of eosinophils in vaccination for respiratory viruses and subsequent breakthrough infections.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2024Review
- Considerations on the evolutionary biology and functions of eosinophils: what the "haeckel"?Journal of leukocyte biology · 2024Review
- Potential Protective Factors for Allergic Rhinitis Patients Infected with COVID-19.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Eosinophilic Patterns in Patients with Seasonal Allergy Affected by Bronchial Asthma and Rhinitis/Rhinosinusitis: Efficacy of Benralizumab in Patients with the Persistent Pattern.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A Low Eosinophil to Platelet Ratio as a Worse Prognostic Index for Emergency Department Attendance in Acute Exacerbation of COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Childhood respiratory viral infections and the microbiome.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2023Review
- Eosinophils as potential biomarkers in respiratory viral infections.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- The Incidence and Severity of COVID-19 in the Liverpool Severe Asthma Population Undergoing Biologic Therapy.Cureus · 2022Article
- Selective cleavage of ncRNA and antiviral activity by RNase2/EDN in THP1-induced macrophages.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2022Article
- Asthma and COVID-19 Associations: Focus on IgE-Related Immune Pathology.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- SARS-CoV-2-Specific Adaptive Immunity in COVID-19 Survivors With Asthma.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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- Immunopathology of RSV: An Updated Review.Viruses · 2021Review
- Asthma and COVID-19: a dangerous liaison?Asthma research and practice · 2021Review
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Abstract
In this review, we consider the role played by eosinophilic leukocytes in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of respiratory virus infection. The vast majority of the available information on this topic focuses on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV; Family Paramyxoviridae, genus Pneumovirus), an important pediatric pathogen that infects infants worldwide. There is no vaccine currently available for RSV. A formalin-inactivated RSV vaccine used in a trial in the 1960s elicited immunopathology in response to natural RSV infection; this has been modeled experimentally, primarily in inbred mice and cotton rats. Eosinophils are recruited to the lung tissue in response to formalin-inactivated RSV vaccine antigens in humans and in experimental models, but they may or may not be involved in promoting the severe clinical sequelae observed. Pulmonary eosinophilia elicited in response to primary RSV infection has also been explored; this response is particularly evident in the youngest human infants and in neonatal mouse models. Although pulmonary eosinophilia is nearly always perceived in a negative light, the specific role played by virus-elicited eosinophils - negative, positive or neutral bystander - remain unclear. Lastly, we consider the data that focus on the role of eosinophils in promoting virus clearance and antiviral host defense, and conclude with a recent study that explores the role of eosinophils themselves as targets of virus infection.
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