2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Infection kinetics of avian H5N1 influenza viruses in human airway epithelial cells by bio-imaging analysis
Project/Area Number |
24659482
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Infectious disease medicine
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Research Institution | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
Principal Investigator |
NAKAYA Takaaki 京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80271633)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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Keywords | インフルエンザウイルス / H5N1 / 呼吸器上皮細胞 / H5N1 |
Research Abstract |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses have spread across Eurasia and into Africa; however, the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of H5N1 in humans remains unclear. To identify differences in the mechanisms underlying the tropism of current H5N1 and previous avian influenza virus strains for human lower respiratory tract epithelial cells, we analyzed the infection kinetics of both viruses in epithelial cells using bio-imaging techniques. The results suggest that the pH of endosomes correlates closely with susceptibility to viruses, and that infectivity is dependent on the stability of viral hemagglutinin protein in acidic endosomes.
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Research Products
(13 results)
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[Journal Article] The lipid mediator protectin D1 inhibits influenza virus replication and improves severe influenza2013
Author(s)
M. Morita, K. Kuba, M. Nakayama, A. Ichikawa, J. Katahira, R. Iwamoto, T. Watanebe, S. Sakabe, T. Daidoji, S. Nakamura, A. Kadowaki, T. Nakanishi, H. Nakanishi, R. Taguchi, T. Nakaya, M. Murakami, Y. Yoneda, H. Arai, Y. Kawaoka, J.M. Penninger, M. Arita, Y. Imai
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Journal Title
Cell
Volume: Vol.153
Pages: pp.1–14
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