Progress of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71 infection and natural immun cells / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is characterized by skin rashes in palms,feet and mouth ulcers and a few with complication even died.It occurs mainly children aged less than 5 years,especially in infants and young children aged 1-3 years.There are more than 20 kinds of enterovirus cause HFMD in children,and the main etiologic agents are human enterovirus 71 (EV71) and Coxsackievirus 16 (CA16).EV71 infection is more frequently associated with severe central-nervous-system complications in HFMD patients and thereby is a major cause of fatalities.Innate immunity plays an important role in anti-EV71 infection as the first immune barrier.And its main function is realized by natural immune cells,including monocytes/macrophages,dendritic cells,natural killing cells and invariant natural killer T cells and their secreted cytokines and chemokines.At present,more studies have shown that natural immune cells participate in the development of hand,foot and mouth disease caused by EV71.