Cantin E

Cassady KA

David A Leib

DeLuca NA

Hay J

Honess RW

Lafaille FG

Liu F

Pamela C Rosato

Piroozmand A

Read GS

Roller RJ

Spruance SL

Strelow LI

Whitley R

Wilhelmus KR

Wintergerst U

 ABSTRACT   Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a prevalent neurotropic virus, which establishes lifelong latent infections in the neurons of sensory ganglia. Despite our long-standing knowledge that HSV predominately infects sensory neurons during its life cycle, little is known about the neuronal antiviral response to HSV infection. Recent studies show that while sensory neurons have impaired intrinsic immunity to HSV infection, paracrine IFN signaling can potentiate a potent antiviral response. Additionally, antiviral autophagy plays an important role in neuronal control of HSV infection. Here we review the literature of antiviral signaling and autophagy in neurons, the mechanisms by which HSV can counteract these responses, and postulate how these two pathways may synergize to mediate neuronal control of HSV infection and yet result in lifelong persistence of the virus. </jats:p

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