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☣First up for the final session is ☣Nathan Bartlett (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=B…), Hunter Medical Research Institute, Uni of Newcastle, NSW talking on TLR2 agonist treatment suppresses rhinovirus infection of human epithelial cells in vitro
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☣modify host immunity to tackle *any* virus; boost innate immunity
☣grand plan
☣TLR the sentinel activators/regulators of innate immunity
☣any old virus can be a huge problem if you are immunosuppressed (vax less effective)
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☣grand plan
☣TLR the sentinel activators/regulators of innate immunity
☣any old virus can be a huge problem if you are immunosuppressed (vax less effective)
#ARVM2019Bris
☣TLRs on the surface facing out, and those inside in endosomes (the antiviral TLRs) inducing lots of IFN and inflammation
☣used as a last resort to avoid immunopathology that can be associated with their activation; too inflammatory
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☣used as a last resort to avoid immunopathology that can be associated with their activation; too inflammatory
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⬛ after tea Tejasri Yarlagadda, from @QUT on a pilot study investigating viral pathogenesis of otitis media (OM): epithelial Immunity and therapeutic targets
⬛OM a significant cause of morbidity, antibiotic prescriptions and surgery ($400mill cost in AUS annually)
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⬛OM a significant cause of morbidity, antibiotic prescriptions and surgery ($400mill cost in AUS annually)
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@QUT ⬛ since viruses are the basis of OM aetiology, antibiotics aren't helpful (for that stage)
⬛what about recurrent or chronic OM.
⬛Acute OM (AOM) considered to be viral infection followed by expansion of colonising bacteria
⬛persistent viral infection role?
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⬛what about recurrent or chronic OM.
⬛Acute OM (AOM) considered to be viral infection followed by expansion of colonising bacteria
⬛persistent viral infection role?
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@QUT ⬛study screened nasal swabs ad found viruses in OM probe an non-robe kids
⬛ but TOTAL number of infection was double that in prone group, often as co-infections
⬛primary airway epithelial cell culture model at air-liquid interface (ALI)
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⬛ but TOTAL number of infection was double that in prone group, often as co-infections
⬛primary airway epithelial cell culture model at air-liquid interface (ALI)
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