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ReviewImmunologic research2014

The CD4 T cell response to respiratory syncytial virus infection.

Allison F Christiaansen, Cory J Knudson, Kayla A Weiss, Steven M Varga

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Review in Immunologic research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Early-life respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  13. Meeting the Challenge of Controlling Viral Immunopathology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  18. Review and Update of Active and Passive Immunization Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Allison F ChristiaansenDepartment of Microbiology, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, 3-532 BSB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Cory J Knudson
Kayla A Weiss
Steven M Varga
University of Iowa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can induce severe lower respiratory tract infections in infants and is the leading cause of bronchiolitis in children worldwide. RSV-induced inflammation is believed to contribute substantially to the severity of disease. T helper (Th)2-, Th9-, and Th17-related cytokines are all observed in infants hospitalized following a severe RSV infection. These cytokines cause an influx of inflammatory cells, resulting in mucus production and reduced lung function. Consistent with the data from RSV-infected infants, CD4 T cell production of Interleukin (IL)-9, IL-13, and IL-17 has all been shown to contribute to RSV-induced disease in a murine model of RSV infection. Conversely, murine studies indicate that the combined actions of regulatory factors such as CD4 regulatory T cells and IL-10 inhibit the inflammatory cytokine response and limit RSV-induced disease. In support of this, IL-10 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to severe disease in infants. Insufficient regulation and excess inflammation not only impact disease following primary RSV infection it can also have a major impact following vaccination. Prior immunization with a formalin-inactivated (FI-RSV) vaccine resulted in enhanced disease in infants following a natural RSV infection. A Th2 CD4 T cell response has been implicated to be a major contributor in mediating vaccine-enhanced disease. Thus, future RSV vaccines must induce a balanced CD4 T cell response in order to facilitate viral clearance while inducing proper regulation of the immune response.

Indexed as

AnimalsCytokinesFemaleHumansInfantMalePortraits as TopicRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryVaccinationCytokinesRespiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines

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PMID24838148
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