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IFN-? prevents influenza virus spread from the upper airways to the lungs and limits virus transmission.

ABSTRACT: Host factors restricting the transmission of respiratory viruses are poorly characterized. We analyzed the contribution of type I and type III interferon (IFN) using a mouse model in which the virus is selectively administered to the upper airways, mimicking a natural respiratory virus infection. Mice lacking functional IFN-? receptors (Ifnlr1-/-) no longer restricted virus dissemination from the upper airways to the lungs. Ifnlr1-/- mice shed significantly more infectious virus particles via the nostrils and transmitted the virus much more efficiently to naïve contacts compared with wild-type mice or mice lacking functional type I IFN receptors. Prophylactic treatment with IFN-? or IFN-? inhibited initial virus replication in all parts of the respiratory tract, but only IFN-? conferred long-lasting antiviral protection in the upper airways and blocked virus transmission. Thus, IFN-? has a decisive and non-redundant function in the upper airways that greatly limits transmission of respiratory viruses to naïve contacts.

SUBMITTER: Klinkhammer J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5953542 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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IFN-λ prevents influenza virus spread from the upper airways to the lungs and limits virus transmission.

Klinkhammer Jonas J Schnepf Daniel D Ye Liang L Schwaderlapp Marilena M Gad Hans Henrik HH Hartmann Rune R Garcin Dominique D Mahlakõiv Tanel T Staeheli Peter P

eLife 20180413

Host factors restricting the transmission of respiratory viruses are poorly characterized. We analyzed the contribution of type I and type III interferon (IFN) using a mouse model in which the virus is selectively administered to the upper airways, mimicking a natural respiratory virus infection. Mice lacking functional IFN-λ receptors (Ifnlr1-/-) no longer restricted virus dissemination from the upper airways to the lungs. Ifnlr1-/- mice shed significantly mo ...[more]

PMID: 29651984

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IFN-? prevents influenza virus spread from the upper airways to the lungs and limits virus transmission.

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IFN-λ prevents influenza virus spread from the upper airways to the lungs and limits virus transmission.

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