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IPD - Influenza - Dr. Anna
IPD - Influenza - Dr. Anna
INFLUENZA VIRUS
INFLUENZA VIRUS TYPES
INFLUENZA A VIRUS
• Several virulence factors that are expressed by influenza viruses can directly
interact with the lungs or with the host immune system.
• Haemagglutinin mediates attachment by binding to terminal sialic acids on cell
surface proteins and initiating endocytosis. A variety of extracellular proteins
can bind to glycans on haemagglutinin and neutralize or help to eliminate
viruses from the lower
respiratory tract.
• Viruses with a poorly glycosylated haemagglutinin and the ability to engage
both α2,3- and α2,6-linked sialic acids as receptors are able to penetrate deep
into the lungs. The sialidase activity of the neuraminidase protein cleaves sialic
acids from the surface of epithelial cells and from mucins that try to bind and
eliminate virions — this facilitates bacterial access to receptors. The
non-structural proteins PB1-F2 and NS1 are made in infected cells. PB1-F2
causes cytotoxicity and promotes inflammatory responses to co-pathogens; NS1
modulates innate pathways, including interferon signalling
McCullers JA. The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 252-62 (2014)
The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses
with bacteria in the lung
McCullers JA. The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 252-62 (2014)
The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses
with bacteria in the lung
McCullers JA. The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 252-62 (2014)
The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung
McCullers JA. The co-pathogenesis of influenza viruses with bacteria in the lung. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 252-62 (2014)
• A schematic model of the pathogenesis of influenza-
induced ARDS. In a healthy lung, the alveolar lumen is
free of fluid to ensure optimum gas exchange (upper
right quadrant).
• After infection, influenza A virus induces epithelial cell
death,
resulting in leakage of proteinaceous fluid into the
alveolar lumen (lower right quadrant).
• Influenza virus also induces cytokine production by
epithelial and endothelial cells, and selectin
upregulation on endothelial cells. Selectin upregulation
on endothelial cells enables extravasation of
neutrophils, which are among the first cells recruited to
the lung in influenza virus infection (lower left
quadrant).
• Neutrophils damage the epithelial–endothelial barrier
via the release of toxic granules and cytokine
production, resulting in increased leakage of
proteinaceous fluid into the alveolar lumen. Selectin
upregulation on endothelial cells enables extravasation
of macrophages, which damage the barrier via the
production of NO, TRAIL, and cytokines (upper left
quadrant).
• In addition to proteinaceous fluid and infiltrating
leucocytes, the progressive damage to the epithelial–
endothelial barrier results in fibrin deposition and
haemorrhage into the alveolar lumen