| Literature DB >> 27864552 |
Julie M Fox1, Michael S Diamond2,3,4,5.
Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging alphavirus that causes debilitating acute and chronic arthritis. Infection by CHIKV induces a robust immune response that is characterized by production of type I IFNs, recruitment of innate and adaptive immune cells, and development of neutralizing Abs. Despite this response, chronic arthritis can develop in some individuals, which may be due to a failure to eliminate viral RNA and Ag and/or persistent immune responses that cause chronic joint inflammation. In this review, based primarily on advances from recent studies in mice, we discuss the innate and adaptive immune factors that control CHIKV dissemination and clearance or contribute to pathogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27864552 PMCID: PMC5120763 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601426
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422