L7 - acute viral respiratory infections Flashcards
Respiratory tract infections
infection of nasal cavities, pharynx or airways
usually viruses over bacteria
Upper RTIs
affect nasal cavities and pharynx
Lower RTIs
affect airways
upper RTI examples
nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis and influenza
Lower RTI examples
influenza, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis
RTI diagnosis
hemagglutination, blood typing, antibody structure and production, nucleic acid hybridisation, immunoassays, PCR, virus microarrays, qRT-PCR, HTS, VirCapSeq
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
major cause of lower RTIs and hospital visits for severe bronchitis during infancy and childhood
?% of infants infected during their first RSV season
60%
Respiratory syncytial virus in children
nearly all children will have been infected with the virus by 2-3 years old
induces protective immunity which wanes over time therefore people can be infected multiple times
RSV virology
enveloped negative sense ssRNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family
G-protein
attachment protein, attaches to Annexin II on airway epithelial cells or L-selectin and CXCR1 on immune cells
TLR4
detects fusion protein
TLR3
detects dsRNA replication
TLR7
detects ssRNA
TLR2/6
unknown what it detects
RIG-I
detects ssRNA viral genomes bearing 5’-triphosphate, dsRNA
Nod2
detects ssRNA
NLRSP/ASC
detects small hydrophobic RSV viroporin
RSV prevents an effective host immune response…
- Non-structural bind RIG-I to prevent signalling
- Non-structural proteins bind to IRF3/7 which prevents target binding to the nucleus to produce type I IFNs
- Non-structural proteins bind to STAT1 and cause it to degrade, preventing target binding so ISGs are not produced
G protein binds…
dendritic and T cells to prevent their activation
RSV disease features
cytopathic effect of virus and local inflammatory response
airway epithelial cells highly pervasive to RSV
RSV replication causes…
epithelial damage and therefore necrosis
RSV symptoms
recruitment of neutrophils and lymphocytes
submucosal oedema, mucus secretion, bronchoconstiction
RSV results in…
severe obstruction of airway lumen
Formalin-inactivated vaccine candidate
no protection with higher viral load and 16 fold increase in hospitalisations
2 infant fatalities
Anti-RSV F protein MAB
Palizumab
monthly injections successful in high risk infants