Beyond the Gastrointestinal Tract : The Emerging and Diverse Tissue Tropisms of Astroviruses

Astroviruses are single stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses that have been historically associated with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrates, including humans. However, there is now a multitude of evidence demonstrating the capacity of these viruses to cause extraintestinal diseases. The most striking causal relationship is neurological diseases in humans, cattle, pigs, and other mammals, caused by astrovirus infection. Astroviruses have also been associated with disseminated infections, localized disease of the liver or kidneys, and there is increasing evidence suggesting a potential tropism to the respiratory tract. This review will discuss the current understanding of the tissue tropisms for astroviruses and their emerging capacity to cause disease in multiple organ systems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 13(2021), 5 vom: 22. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Janowski, Andrew B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Astroviruses
Encephalitis
Gastroenteritis
Hepatitis
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Respiratory disease
Review
Tropism

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.08.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v13050732

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324755074