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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Antiinfect Agents Med Chem. 2009 Apr 1;8(2):87–101. doi: 10.2174/187152109787846060

Table 1.

The Role of TRAIL in the Immune Response to Viral Infection and in Viral Pathogenesis

Protective Role of TRAIL-mediated Apoptosis Through the Clearance of Infected Cells
Pathogen Mechanism References
Human immunodeficiency virus Increased expression of TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, and soluble TRAIL 109, 110
Cytomegalovirus Increased expression of TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 7, 101
Hepatitis B virus Increased expression of TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, and TRAIL 25, 43
Hepatitis C virus Increased expression of TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 24, 93
Respiratory syncytial virus Increased expression of TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, and TRAIL 94, 106
Reovirus Increased expression TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, and soluble TRAIL 95
Hantaan virus Increased expression of TRAIL and soluble TRAIL 96
Encephalomyocarditis virus Increased expression of TRAIL 90
Measles virus Increased expression of TRAIL 102, 103
Ebola virus Increased expression of TRAIL 107, 108
Pathogenic Role of TRAIL-mediated Apoptosis in Viral Dissemination and Immune Escape
Pathogen Mechanism References
Adenovirus Adenovirus E1A protein sensitizes cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis 97
Human papilloma virus (HPV) HPV E7 protein sensitizes cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis 98
Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) HTLV Tax oncoprotein sensitizes cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis 99
Influenza virus Promotes NF-kB induction of TRAIL 100