title: Modulation of the host immune response by respiratory syncytial virus proteins.
abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes severe respiratory disease in both the very young and the elderly. Nearly all individuals become infected in early childhood, and reinfections with the virus are common throughout life. Despite its clinical impact, there remains no licensed RSV vaccine. RSV infection in the respiratory tract induces an inflammatory response by the host to facilitate efficient clearance of the virus. However, the host immune response also contributes to the respiratory disease observed following an RSV infection. RSV has evolved several mechanisms to evade the host immune response and promote virus replication through interactions between RSV proteins and immune components. In contrast, some RSV proteins also play critical roles in activating, rather than suppressing, host immunity. In this review, we discuss the interactions between individual RSV proteins and host factors that modulate the immune response and the implications of these interactions for the course of an RSV infection.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Megan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. steven-varga@uiowa.edu.|Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. steven-varga@uiowa.edu.|Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. steven-varga@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Varga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D056747:Immunomodulation; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D022261:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D022261:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines; D014764:Viral Proteins
keywords: RSV; T cell; lung; vaccine; virus