[HTML][HTML] Viral infections in allergy and immunology: how allergic inflammation influences viral infections and illness

MR Edwards, K Strong, A Cameron, RP Walton… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Viral respiratory tract infections are associated with asthma inception in early life and asthma
exacerbations in older children and adults. Although how viruses influence asthma inception
is poorly understood, much research has focused on the host response to respiratory viruses
and how viruses can promote; or how the host response is affected by subsequent allergen
sensitization and exposure. This review focuses on the innate interferon-mediated host
response to respiratory viruses and discusses and summarizes the available evidence that …