| Title | Asthma: the interplay between viral infections and allergic diseases. | ||
| Author | Rowe, Regina K; Gill, Michelle A | ||
| Journal | Immunol Allergy Clin North Am | Publication Year/Month | 2015-Feb |
| PMID | 25459580 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9063, USA. | ||
Respiratory viruses and allergens synergistically contribute to disease pathogenesis in asthma. Potential mechanisms underlying this clinically relevant association are the subject of intense investigation. This review summarizes current knowledge and recent advances in this area, with an emphasis on potential mechanisms involving immunoglobulin E, type I interferon antiviral responses, epithelial factors, and the role of dendritic cells and other antigen-presenting cells in linking viral and allergic inflammatory responses relevant to asthmatic disease.