Author/Editor     Lojk, Jasna; Marc, Janja
Title     Virusna okužba, celično posredovan imunski odziv in genomski učinki vitamina D
Translated title     Virus infection, cell immune response and genomic effects of vitamin D
Type     članek
Vol. and No.     , št. 3
Publication year     2021
Volume     str. 16-25
ISSN     2670-4463
Language     slv
Abstract     Ustrezen in pravočasen imunski odziv je ključen za obrambo vsakega organizma pred patogeni, vključno z virusi. Pri tem sodeluje veliko različnih celičnih tipov, ki v ustreznih stopnjah okužbe opravljajo svoje specifično delovanje: prepoznavanje in procesiranje patogenih organizmov, zbiranje imunskih celic na mesto okužbe, predstavljanje antigenov in proženje adaptivnega imunskega odziva preko proženja limfocitov B in T, nastanek protiteles in vzpostavitev imunskega spomina. Vsi posamezni koraki so tesno regulirani z medcelično komunikacijo in pozitivnimi ter negativnimi povratnimi zankami. Pri tem ključno vlogo igra tudi vitamin D, katerega glavna naloga je uravnavanje intenzitete in trajanja imunskega odziva preko spodbujanja delovanja regulatornih celic T, ki umirjajo imunski odziv in s tem preprečujejo pretirano aktivacijo, ki bi imela negativne posledice za organizem.An adequate and timely immune response is essential for the protection from pathogens, including viruses. This involves several different immune cell types, which exert their specific roles in different stages of the infection: pathogen recognition and antigen processing, recruitment of immune cells to the site of infection, presentation of antigens and activation of the adaptive immune response through activation of B and T lymphocytes, production of antibodies and establishment of the immunological memory. Each step is highly regulated through cellular communication and several positive and negative feedback loops. Vitamin D plays a crucial part in this, since its main role is in regulation of the intensity and duration of the immune response through stimulation of regulatory T cells, which prevent excessive activation of the immune system and thus negative consequences for the organism.
Descriptors     Imunski odziv
SARS-CoV-2
Virusi
Koronavirusi
Vitamin D
Keywords     covid-19