Abstract
Influenza virus-infected cells are induced to undergo apoptosis and become susceptible to phagocytosis. Data from our in vitro and in vivo experiments have suggested that 1) alveolar macrophages and neutrophils phagocytose influenza virus-infected cells in an apoptosis-dependent manner; 2) the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine and viral neuraminidase-processed carbohydrates at the surface of target cells and phagocytes, respectively, are involved in the association of the two types of cells; and 3) phagocytic elimination of virus-infected cells leads to a reduction in the pathogenesis of influenza. These findings could lead to the development of a novel antiviral agent against influenza.
Keywords: Apoptosis, influenza virus, innate immunity, macrophages, neutrophils, phagocytosis, phosphatidylserine
Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Mechanisms and Consequences of Phagocytosis of Influenza Virus-Infected Cells
Volume: 7 Issue: 2
Author(s): Yoshinobu Nakanishi, Yumi Hashimoto, Takenori Takizawa and Akiko Shiratsuchi
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Keywords: Apoptosis, influenza virus, innate immunity, macrophages, neutrophils, phagocytosis, phosphatidylserine
Abstract: Influenza virus-infected cells are induced to undergo apoptosis and become susceptible to phagocytosis. Data from our in vitro and in vivo experiments have suggested that 1) alveolar macrophages and neutrophils phagocytose influenza virus-infected cells in an apoptosis-dependent manner; 2) the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine and viral neuraminidase-processed carbohydrates at the surface of target cells and phagocytes, respectively, are involved in the association of the two types of cells; and 3) phagocytic elimination of virus-infected cells leads to a reduction in the pathogenesis of influenza. These findings could lead to the development of a novel antiviral agent against influenza.
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Nakanishi Yoshinobu, Hashimoto Yumi, Takizawa Takenori and Shiratsuchi Akiko, Mechanisms and Consequences of Phagocytosis of Influenza Virus-Infected Cells, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 7 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152308784533122
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