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Proteome Alterations in Primary Human Alveolar Macrophages in Response to Influenza A Virus Infection

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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Proteome Res. 2012 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Proteome Alterations in Primary Human Alveolar Macrophages in Response to Influenza A Virus Infection.
Liu L, Zhou J, Wang Y, Mason RJ, Funk CJ, Du Y.
Abstract

In order to obtain a global picture of how alveolar macrophages respond to influenza A virus (IAV) infection, we used a quantitative proteomics method to systematically examine protein expression in the IAV-infected primary human alveolar macrophages. Of the 1214 proteins identified, 43 were significantly up-regulated and 63 significantly down-regulated at > 95% confidence. The expression of an array of interferon (IFN)-induced proteins was significantly increased in the IAV-infected macrophages. The protein with the greatest expression increase was ISG15, an IFN-induced protein that has been shown to play an important role in antiviral defense. Concomitantly, quantitative real time PCR analysis revealed that the gene expression of type I IFNs increased substantially following virus infection. Our results are consistent with the notion that type I IFNs play a vital role in the response of human alveolar macrophages to IAV infection. In addition to the IFN-mediated responses, inflammatory response, apoptosis and redox state rebalancing appeared also to be major pathways that were affected by IAV infection. Furthermore, our data suggest that alveolar macrophages may play a crucial role in regenerating alveolar epithelium during IAV infection.

PMID:
22709384
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709384
 
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