ArticleViruses2023
The Enigma of Lymphocyte Apoptosis in the Response to Influenza Virus Infection.
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- Gastrointestinal Infiltration in Influenza Virus Infection: Mechanisms and Clinical Insights.Viruses · 2025Review
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- The diagnostic value of decreased levels of inflammatory markers for the state of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.PloS one · 2025Article
- Novel therapeutic effects of rifaximin in combination with methylprednisolone for LPS-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in mice: AnToxicology reports · 2024Article
- Investigating the relationship between lymphocyte cells apoptosis and DNA damage and oxidative stress and therapeutic and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 elderly patients.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
In the pathogenesis of influenza virus infection, lymphocyte apoptosis as a part of the infection and/or the immune response to the virus can be somewhat puzzling. The percentage of human T lymphocytes within the peripheral blood mononuclear cell population that becomes apoptotic greatly exceeds the percentage that are infected after exposure to the virus, consistent with substantial apoptosis of bystander T lymphocytes. Studies reveal an important role of viral neuraminidase expression by co-cultured monocyte/macrophages in induction of apoptosis, including that of uninfected bystander lymphocytes. Despite these observations, it is a reasonable perspective to recognize that the development of lymphocyte apoptosis during the response to infection does not preclude a successful immune response and recovery of the infected host in the great majority of cases. Further investigation is clearly warranted to understand its role in the pathogenesis of influenza virus infection for human subjects.
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