The role of interferon regulatory factors in the cardiac response to viral infection.
The role of interferon regulatory factors in the cardiac response to viral infection.
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干扰素调节因子在病毒感染心脏反应中的作用。
DOI:
10.1089/088282402317340206
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发表时间:
2002
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Sherry,Barbara
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作者:
Sherry,Barbara
Reovirus-induced murine myocarditis provides an excellent model for the human disease. Cardiac tissue damage varies between reovirus strains, and is caused by a direct viral cytopathogenic effect. One determinant of virus-induced cardiac tissue damage is the cardiac interferon-β(IFN-β) response to viral infection. Nonmyocarditic reoviruses induce more IFN-βand/or are more sensitive to the antiviral effects of IFN-βin cardiac cells than myocarditis reoviruses. The roles of interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) in the cardiac response to viral infection are reviewed, and results suggest possible cardiac-specific variations in IRF-3 and IRF-1 function. In addition, data are presented indicating that the role of IRF-2 in regulation of IFN-βexpression is cell type-specific and differs between skeletal and cardiac muscle cells. Together, results suggest that the heart may provide a unique environment for IRF function, critical for protection against virus-induced cardiac damage.