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Review
. 2015 Apr 16:202:101-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.12.014. Epub 2014 Dec 18.

Regulation and evasion of antiviral immune responses by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Chen Huang  1 , Qiong Zhang  1 , Wen-hai Feng  2
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Review

Regulation and evasion of antiviral immune responses by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Chen Huang et al. Virus Res. .

Abstract

Virus infection of mammalian cells triggers host innate immune responses to restrict viral replication and induces adaptive immunity for viral elimination. In order to survive and propagate, viruses have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to subvert host defense system by encoding proteins that target key components of the immune signaling pathways. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a RNA virus, impairs several processes of host immune responses including interfering with interferon production and signaling, modulating cytokine expression, manipulating apoptotic responses and regulating adaptive immunity. In this review, we highlight the molecular mechanisms of how PRRSV interferes with the different steps of initial antiviral host responses to establish persistent infection in pigs. Dissection of the PRRSV-host interaction is the key in understanding PRRSV pathogenesis and will provide a basis for the rational design of vaccines.

Keywords: Adaptive immunity; Apoptosis; Immune evasion; Innate immunity; PRRSV; Type I IFNs.

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