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ReviewCellular immunology

Development of innate and adaptive immunity to RSV in young children.

Emily L Parsons, Jisung S Kim, Allison M W Malloy

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Review in Cellular immunology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Early-life respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily L ParsonsUniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jisung S KimUniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA; Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Allison M W MalloyUniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: allison.malloy@usuhs.edu.
Henry M. Jackson Foundation · US

Funding

Respiratory mucosal immune development in early life and the quest for protective local memory against respiratory syncytial virus.R01AI154619 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI MALLOY, ALLISON MARIE WAHL · 2020 to 2023
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NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI154619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection of the respiratory tract with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is common and occurs repeatedly throughout life with most severe disease occurring at the extremes of age: in young infants and the elderly. Effective anti-viral therapeutics are not available and therefore prevention has been the primary strategy for reducing the disease burden. Our current understanding of respiratory mucosal cell biology and the immune response within the respiratory tract is inadequate to prevent infection caused by a pathogen like RSV that does not disseminate outside of this environment. Gaps in our understanding of the activation of innate and adaptive immunity in response to RSV and the role of age upon infection also limit improvements in the design of therapeutics and vaccines for young infants. However, advancements in structural biology have improved our ability to characterize antibodies against viral proteins and in 2023 the first vaccines for those over 60 years and pregnant women became available, potentially reducing the burden of disease. This review will examine our current understanding of the critical facets of anti-RSV immune responses in infants and young children as well as highlight areas where more research is needed.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityImmunity, InnateRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAntibodies, ViralChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesAntibodies, ViralRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesB cellsDendritic cellsInfantInterferonMacrophagesNeonateRSVT cells

Identifiers

PMID38615612
PMCPMC13220277
OpenAlexW4393195539

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