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Immune Response to Seasonal Influenza A Virus Infection: A Proteomic Approach

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Arch Med Res. 2012 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Immune Response to Seasonal Influenza A Virus Infection: A Proteomic Approach.
Teran LM, R?ggeberg S, Santiago J, Fuentes-Arenas F, Hern?ndez JL, Montes-Vizuet AR, Xingping L, Franz T.
Source

Department of Immunogenetics and Allergy, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, M?xico, D.F., Mexico; Allergy and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Biomedicine in the Post-Genomic Era, M?xico, D.F., Mexico.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:

Influenza viruses cause respiratory infection in humans and result in substantial illness, death, and economic burden. To date, however, the mechanisms by which these virus cause disease are not fully understood.
METHODS:

To investigate the proteomic profile of children infected with seasonal influenza A virus, nasal aspirates derived from children (n = 12) experiencing flu symptoms caused by seasonal influenza A virus were analyzed using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). Control nasal samples were taken from the same group of children 8-10 weeks later when they were symptom free.
RESULTS:

Analysis of the 2-DE gels revealed eight spots differentially expressed, which were further analyzed using mass spectrometry. Ten proteins were found to be differentially upregulated in the infected children including PLUNC, cystatin S, cystatin SA, S100A9, lipocalin 1 fragments (n = 2), truncated lactotransferrin, two immunoglobulin (Ig) kappa fragments and one immunoglobulin (Ig) lambda fragment.
CONCLUSIONS:

Our findings reveal that the composition of nasal secretions in influenza virus respiratory infections is different from that when children are healthy and may provide further insights into the pathogenesis of respiratory infections caused by seasonal influenza A viruses.

Copyright ? 2012 IMSS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PMID:
22960859
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22960859
 
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