| Literature DB >> 27521367 |
Anja Lüdtke1, Paula Ruibal1, Beate Becker-Ziaja2, Monika Rottstegge3, David M Wozniak2, Mar Cabeza-Cabrerizo4, Anja Thorenz5, Romy Weller6, Romy Kerber2, Juliana Idoyaga7, N'Faly Magassouba8, Martin Gabriel2, Stephan Günther2, Lisa Oestereich2, César Muñoz-Fontela1.
Abstract
A number of previous studies have identified antigen-presenting cells (APCs) as key targets of Ebola virus (EBOV), but the role of APCs in human Ebola virus disease (EVD) is not known. We have evaluated the phenotype and kinetics of monocytes, neutrophils, and dendritic cells (DCs) in peripheral blood of patients for whom EVD was diagnosed by the European Mobile Laboratory in Guinea. Acute EVD was characterized by reduced levels of circulating nonclassical CD16+ monocytes with a poor activation profile. In survivors, CD16+ monocytes were activated during recovery, coincident with viral clearance, suggesting an important role of this cell subset in EVD pathophysiology.Entities:
Keywords: CD14; CD16; Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; monocytes
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27521367 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw260
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226