From bats to pangolins: new insights into species differences in the structure and function of the immune system.
Innate Immun
; 28(3-4): 107-121, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1854721
ABSTRACT
Species differences in the structure and function of the immune system of laboratory animals are known to exist and have been reviewed extensively. However, the number and diversity of wild and exotic species, along with their associated viruses, that come into contact with humans has increased worldwide sometimes with lethal consequences. Far less is known about the immunobiology of these exotic and wild species. Data suggest that species differences of the mechanisms of inflammation, innate immunity and adaptive immunity are all involved in the establishment and maintenance of viral infections across reservoir hosts. The current review attempts to collect relevant data concerning the basics of innate and adaptive immune functions of exotic and wild species followed by identification of those differences that may play a role in the maintenance of viral infections in reservoir hosts.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Virus Diseases
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Chiroptera
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Innate Immun
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Bacteriology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
17534259221093120
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