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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Exerts Powerful Anti-Influenza Virus Effects in Lung Epithelial Cells

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Seo, Sang Heui, Webster, Robert G.·2002·Journal of Virology

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Previous studies have associated influenza virus-induced expression of inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), with influenza pathogenesis in the human respiratory tract and have suggested that alpha and beta interferons are the first cytokines recruited to counteract such infection. However, we report here that TNF-α has powerful anti-influenza virus activity. When infected with influenza virus, cultured porcine lung epithelial cells expressed TNF-α in a dose-dependent manner. Expression of TNF-α was induced only by replicating virus. TNF-α showed strong antiviral activity against avian, swine, and human influenza viruses, and the antiviral effect of TNF-α was greater than that of gamma or alpha interferon. These findings suggest that TNF-α serves as the first line of defense against influenza virus infection in the natural host.

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Authors
Seo, S. H., & Webster, R. G.
Affiliations
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
Venue
Journal of Virology
Published
2002-02
Volume
76
Issue
3
Pages
1071-1076
ISSN
  • 0022-538X (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5514
OpenAlex
W2107705757
Cited by
275
References
50
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FWCI
4.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Virology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (CA 21765)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA21765, P30CA021765)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI795357, AI-29860)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
Keywords
TNF-α, influenza virus, antiviral activity, lung epithelial cells, interferon, innate immunity, swine influenza, avian influenza, human influenza, cytokine expression, respiratory infections
MeSH terms
Animals, Antiviral Agents, Cell Line, Chick Embryo, Humans, Interferon-gamma, Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Swine, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Virus Replication, Gene Expression, Interferon-alpha, Interferon-beta

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