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L7 - acute viral respiratory infections Flashcards

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Respiratory tract infections

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infection of nasal cavities, pharynx or airways

usually viruses over bacteria

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Upper RTIs

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affect nasal cavities and pharynx

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Lower RTIs

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affect airways

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upper RTI examples

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nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngitis and influenza

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Lower RTI examples

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influenza, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis

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RTI diagnosis

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hemagglutination, blood typing, antibody structure and production, nucleic acid hybridisation, immunoassays, PCR, virus microarrays, qRT-PCR, HTS, VirCapSeq

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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major cause of lower RTIs and hospital visits for severe bronchitis during infancy and childhood

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?% of infants infected during their first RSV season

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60%

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Respiratory syncytial virus in children

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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

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RSV virology

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enveloped negative sense ssRNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family

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G-protein

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attachment protein, attaches to Annexin II on airway epithelial cells or L-selectin and CXCR1 on immune cells

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TLR4

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detects fusion protein

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TLR3

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detects dsRNA replication

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TLR7

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detects ssRNA

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TLR2/6

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unknown what it detects

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RIG-I

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detects ssRNA viral genomes bearing 5’-triphosphate, dsRNA

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Nod2

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detects ssRNA

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NLRSP/ASC

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detects small hydrophobic RSV viroporin

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RSV prevents an effective host immune response…

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  1. Non-structural bind RIG-I to prevent signalling
  2. Non-structural proteins bind to IRF3/7 which prevents target binding to the nucleus to produce type I IFNs
  3. Non-structural proteins bind to STAT1 and cause it to degrade, preventing target binding so ISGs are not produced
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G protein binds…

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dendritic and T cells to prevent their activation

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RSV disease features

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cytopathic effect of virus and local inflammatory response

airway epithelial cells highly pervasive to RSV

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RSV replication causes…

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epithelial damage and therefore necrosis

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RSV symptoms

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recruitment of neutrophils and lymphocytes

submucosal oedema, mucus secretion, bronchoconstiction

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RSV results in…

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severe obstruction of airway lumen

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Formalin-inactivated vaccine candidate

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no protection with higher viral load and 16 fold increase in hospitalisations
2 infant fatalities

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Anti-RSV F protein MAB

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Palizumab

monthly injections successful in high risk infants

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Liv RSV mechanism

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dsRNA leads to RSV replication, enters endosome TLR7 to form RSV ssRNA
RIG-I and MDA-5 involved
results in TF activation with antibody affinity maturation

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Formalin-inactivated RSV mechanism

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No RSV replication, limited TF activation os no antibody affinity maturation
no RIG-I and MDA-5 involvement

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RSV in wheezing/asthma conception

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severe RSV infection in infancy is a firmly established risk factor for subsequent asthma in later childhood

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Underlying biological mechanisms in RSV and asthma

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Chronic epithelial and airway reactivity changes to developing infant lung
lung injury altering lung function
immunomodulatory changes
genetic factors that impact patterns of immune response to infectious agents

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Infant immune modulation

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severe RSV bronchiolitis alters subsequent Th1/2 immune response
associated with Th2 polarisation of the lung immune resposnse
enhances Th2 sensitisation to aeroallergens and induces development of a chronic asthma phenotypes

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TLR4 mutations in infants hospitalised for RSV bronchiolitis

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ASP299Gly and Thr399Ile

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TLR4 mutation mechanism

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failure to translocate TLR4 to cell surface resulting in reduced NFKB signalling

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RSV

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more inducer than trigger

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RSV in infants and young children

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extensive damage to airways leading to long-lasting bronchial hyperreactivity

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HRV

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more trigger than inducer

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HRV in infants and young children

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atopy as facilitator and recurrent infections, leading to pro-inflammatory cell activation and limited damage

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Human Rhinovirus

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most common cause of upper RTIs

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HRV causes…

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exacerbations of chronic pulmonary diseases, asthma development, severe bronchiolitis in infants and children, fatal pneumonia in elderly and immunocompromised

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HRVs cause a…

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self-limiting syndrome with predominantly upper RTI manifestations in healthy adults

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airway epithelial cells

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respiratory viruses enter and replicate within them, HRV infect nasal epithelial cells but also detected in lower airways

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cytopathology of AECs

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AECs sloughed but airway lining remains structurally intact, disruption to barrier function by dissociation of zone occludens 1 from tight junction complex

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Macrophages and HRV

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predominant lymphocyte in airways, release chemicals to result phagocytosis and modulating immune response

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HRV prevent macrophages by…

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inhibiting antigen presentation, T cell activation and B cell antibody production

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Neutrophils in HRV

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recruited in response to IL-8/CXCL8

levels in nasal lavage fluid correlate with symptom severity

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Neutrophils release….

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TNFa and produce elastase

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Eosinophils

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recruited in response to RANTES/CCL5 with unclear role

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T cell responses

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recruited in response to RANTES/CCL5 and IP-10/CXCL10
T cells present in nasal lavage and airway epithelium
trigger cytotoxic and AB-mediated immune response - Th1 cytokines

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B cell responses

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mucosal IgA, then IgM and finally IgG

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B cep reformed neutralising IgG

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prevents/limits extent of reinfection, elevated serum titers of serotype-specific IgG neutralising antibody correlate with attenuated cold symptoms and reduced viral shedding

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rhinovirus infection in those with allergic rhinitis

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induces rapid increase in serum IgE without evidence of elevation in antigen-specific IgE

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Bradykinin

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in nasal lavage

53
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vascular permeability

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neutrophil inflex

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Histamine

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unchanged, as no role for mast cells or basophils

55
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viral-induced acute exacerbations

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further increase in airway inflammation

major cause of morbidity, mortality and accelerates disease progression

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HRV triggers…

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50-85% cause of exacerbations in patients with underlying airway disease

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experimental HRV infection studies

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viral loads higher in asthma and COPD patients than in healthy controls

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interferons

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block viral entry, control viral transcription and translation, cleavage of RNA and induction of apoptosis

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failure to induce robust IFN response in HRV-induced exacerbations

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uncontrolled viral replication and increased inflammatory responses –> possible mechanism

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Frequent exacerbators

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more susceptible to viral infection and/or more severe clinical disease after infection

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Asthma and exacerbations

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deficient IFN production, decreased antiviral Th1 cytokines, increased SOCS1 may link Th2 inflammation with IFN deficiency, increased ICAM-1 expression

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COPD and exacerbations

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deficient IFN production and increased ICAM-1 expression

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Acute exacerbation mechanism

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inadequate IFN response –> increased viral replication –> cell necrosis, release of virus and pro inflammatory mediators –> airway inflammation –> acute exacerbation

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Allergic sensitisation in HRV infection severity

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Il-4 and IL-13 production
increased ICAM-1 expression by BEC
Increased BEC infection by HRV
increased HRV infection severity

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Th2 bias in HRV infection severity

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deficient HRV-induced IFNS and IL-12 production
impaired infected BEC apoptosis and killing
increased virus replication
increased HRV infection severity

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