Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.

Severe human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) bronchiolitis in previously well infants may be due to differences in the innate immune response to hRSV infection.to determine if factors mediating proposed mechanisms for severe bronchiolitis differ with severity of disease.197 infants admitted to ho...

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Main Authors: Malcolm G Semple, Hinke M Dankert, Bahram Ebrahimi, Jailson B Correia, J Angela Booth, James P Stewart, Rosalind L Smyth, C Anthony Hart
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2001182?pdf=render
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author Malcolm G Semple
Hinke M Dankert
Bahram Ebrahimi
Jailson B Correia
J Angela Booth
James P Stewart
Rosalind L Smyth
C Anthony Hart
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Hinke M Dankert
Bahram Ebrahimi
Jailson B Correia
J Angela Booth
James P Stewart
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C Anthony Hart
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description Severe human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) bronchiolitis in previously well infants may be due to differences in the innate immune response to hRSV infection.to determine if factors mediating proposed mechanisms for severe bronchiolitis differ with severity of disease.197 infants admitted to hospital with hRSV bronchiolitis were recruited and grouped according to no oxygen requirement (n = 27), oxygen dependence (n = 114) or mechanical ventilation (n = 56). We collected clinical data, nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) and if ventilated bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), substance P (SP), interleukin 9 (IL-9), urea and hRSV load, were measured in cell free supernatant from NPA and BAL. Multivariate analysis compared independent effects of clinical, virological and immunological variables upon disease severity. IFN-gamma and SP concentrations were lower in NPA from infants who required oxygen or mechanical ventilation. Viral load and IL-9 concentrations were high but did not vary with severity of disease. Independent predictors of severe disease (in diminishing size of effect) were low weight on admission, low gestation at birth, low NPA IFN-gamma and NPA SP. Nasal airway sampling appears to be a useful surrogate for distal airway sampling since concentrations of IFN-gamma, SP, IL-9 and viral load in NPA correlate with the same in BAL.Our data support two proposed mechanisms for severe hRSV disease; reduced local IFN-gamma response and SP mediated inflammation. We found large amounts of hRSV and IL-9 in airways secretions from the upper and lower respiratory tract but could not associate these with disease severity.
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spelling doaj.art-f7467f2e6e2b49cc98b80b81e816c5ca2022-12-21T17:24:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032007-10-01210e103810.1371/journal.pone.0001038Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.Malcolm G SempleHinke M DankertBahram EbrahimiJailson B CorreiaJ Angela BoothJames P StewartRosalind L SmythC Anthony HartSevere human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) bronchiolitis in previously well infants may be due to differences in the innate immune response to hRSV infection.to determine if factors mediating proposed mechanisms for severe bronchiolitis differ with severity of disease.197 infants admitted to hospital with hRSV bronchiolitis were recruited and grouped according to no oxygen requirement (n = 27), oxygen dependence (n = 114) or mechanical ventilation (n = 56). We collected clinical data, nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) and if ventilated bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), substance P (SP), interleukin 9 (IL-9), urea and hRSV load, were measured in cell free supernatant from NPA and BAL. Multivariate analysis compared independent effects of clinical, virological and immunological variables upon disease severity. IFN-gamma and SP concentrations were lower in NPA from infants who required oxygen or mechanical ventilation. Viral load and IL-9 concentrations were high but did not vary with severity of disease. Independent predictors of severe disease (in diminishing size of effect) were low weight on admission, low gestation at birth, low NPA IFN-gamma and NPA SP. Nasal airway sampling appears to be a useful surrogate for distal airway sampling since concentrations of IFN-gamma, SP, IL-9 and viral load in NPA correlate with the same in BAL.Our data support two proposed mechanisms for severe hRSV disease; reduced local IFN-gamma response and SP mediated inflammation. We found large amounts of hRSV and IL-9 in airways secretions from the upper and lower respiratory tract but could not associate these with disease severity.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2001182?pdf=render
spellingShingle Malcolm G Semple
Hinke M Dankert
Bahram Ebrahimi
Jailson B Correia
J Angela Booth
James P Stewart
Rosalind L Smyth
C Anthony Hart
Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
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title Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
title_full Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
title_fullStr Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
title_full_unstemmed Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
title_short Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance P.
title_sort severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants is associated with reduced airway interferon gamma and substance p
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2001182?pdf=render
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