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Aberrant RNA sensing and host-specific immunopathology in highly pathogenic influenza infections.
Communications Biology · · Review · Open access
Dey, Patel + more
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Aberrant RNA sensing is linked to dysregulated innate immune activation during highly pathogenic influenza infections, contributing to excessive inflammation and cellular damage.
- Why it matters: The mechanisms driving severe immunopathology in highly pathogenic influenza remain unclear, limiting understanding of how innate RNA sensing becomes harmful rather than protective.
- What they did: This review synthesizes evidence on how RNA-sensing pathways are aberrantly triggered in highly pathogenic influenza, and considers influenza polymerase compatibility with host factors and species-specific sensing mechanisms.
- The result: The discussed framework implies that host-specific RNA-sensing and viral polymerase–host factor interactions are key determinants of pathological outcomes in highly pathogenic influenza infections.
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