PMID- 32765522 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210419 LR - 20210419 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2020 TI - The Role of Dendritic Cells During Infections Caused by Highly Prevalent Viruses. PG - 1513 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01513 [doi] LID - 1513 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are a type of innate immune cells with major relevance in the establishment of an adaptive response, as they are responsible for the activation of lymphocytes. Since their discovery, several reports of their role during infectious diseases have been performed, highlighting their functions and their mechanisms of action. DCs can be categorized into different subsets, and each of these subsets expresses a wide arrange of receptors and molecules that aid them in the clearance of invading pathogens. Interferon (IFN) is a cytokine -a molecule of protein origin- strongly associated with antiviral immune responses. This cytokine is secreted by different cell types and is fundamental in the modulation of both innate and adaptive immune responses against viral infections. Particularly, DCs are one of the most important immune cells that produce IFN, with type I IFNs (alpha and beta) highlighting as the most important, as they are associated with viral clearance. Type I IFN secretion can be induced via different pathways, activated by various components of the virus, such as surface proteins or genetic material. These molecules can trigger the activation of the IFN pathway trough surface receptors, including IFNAR, TLR4, or some intracellular receptors, such as TLR7, TLR9, and TLR3. Here, we discuss various types of dendritic cells found in humans and mice; their contribution to the activation of the antiviral response triggered by the secretion of IFN, through different routes of the induction for this important antiviral cytokine; and as to how DCs are involved in human infections that are considered highly frequent nowadays. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Soto, Galvez, Andrade, Pacheco, Bohmwald, Berrios, Bueno and Kalergis. FAU - Soto, Jorge A AU - Soto JA AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Galvez, Nicolas M S AU - Galvez NMS AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Andrade, Catalina A AU - Andrade CA AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Pacheco, Gaspar A AU - Pacheco GA AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Bohmwald, Karen AU - Bohmwald K AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Berrios, Roslye V AU - Berrios RV AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Bueno, Susan M AU - Bueno SM AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Kalergis, Alexis M AU - Kalergis AM AD - Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. AD - Departamento de Endocrinologia, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Milenio de Inmunologia e Inmunoterapia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20200716 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Interferon Type I) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate MH - Interferon Type I/metabolism MH - Prevalence MH - Signal Transduction MH - Toll-Like Receptors/metabolism MH - Virus Diseases/epidemiology/*immunology MH - Viruses/*immunology PMC - PMC7378533 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IFN OT - antiviral response OT - dendritic cells OT - immune response OT - viruses EDAT- 2020/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2020/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01513 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2020 Jul 16;11:1513. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01513. eCollection 2020.