Relationships among specific viral pathogens, virus-induced interleukin-8, and respiratory symptoms in infancy.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
; 13(6): 386-93, 2002 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Both virus-mediated damage to airway tissues and induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-8 (IL-8) could contribute to symptom severity during viral respiratory infections in children. To test the hypothesis that IL-8 contributes to the pathogenesis of respiratory symptoms during naturally acquired respiratory viral infections in children, nasal wash samples collected from infants with acute viral infections (n = 198) or from healthy uninfected infants (n = 31) were analysed for IL-8. Nasal wash IL-8 was positively related to age in uninfected children (rs = 0.36, p < 0.05). Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection caused more severe respiratory symptoms compared to infections with influenza A, parainfluenza viruses, or rhinoviruses. In addition, RSV, parainfluenza and rhinovirus infections increased levels of IL-8 in nasal lavage fluid, and there were some differences in the ability of the viruses to induce IL-8 production (RSV>influenza, p < 0.05). Finally, there were significant correlations between nasal wash IL-8 levels and symptom scores during infections with rhinovirus (rs = 0.56, p < 0.001) or influenza A (rs = 0.45, p < 0.05), but not with parainfluenza virus or RSV. These findings provide evidence of a close relationship between the generation of IL-8 and symptoms during acute community-acquired infections with rhinovirus or influenza A. In contrast, for RSV and parainfluenza infections, factors in addition to IL-8 production appear to contribute to the generation of clinical symptoms.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipersensibilidade Respiratória
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Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios
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Interleucina-8
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Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
Assunto da revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos