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ReviewViruses2026

Epigenetic Mechanisms in Early Life Viral Respiratory Infections.

Juliana Poppe, Katarzyna Placek, Ana Paula Duarte de Souza

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Review in Viruses, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Juliana PoppeLaboratory of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Healthy and Life Science School, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre 90619-900, RS, Brazil.
Katarzyna PlacekDepartment of Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4944-6375
Ana Paula Duarte de SouzaLaboratory of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Healthy and Life Science School, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre 90619-900, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6021-5068

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early-life respiratory viral infections represent a major global health burden and are key determinants of long-term susceptibility to chronic respiratory diseases. In neonates the immaturity of the immune system contributes to the high incidence and severity of these infections. Because humans are born with a mainly naive adaptive immune system, the host protection in early life greatly relies on the innate immune cells. Interestingly, innate immune cells have been recently shown to develop traits of immune memory. Both adaptive and innate immune memory formation are, among others, mediated by epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. This review comprehensively analyzes evidence of the changes in epigenetic modifications before and after respiratory infection in childhood. Understanding how epigenetic programming modulates immune cells in early life may open new avenues for preventive interventions to respiratory viral infection, enhancing antiviral defense in infancy and reducing the long-term consequences of respiratory infections.

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Epigenesis, GeneticRespiratory Tract InfectionsVirus DiseasesAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsDNA MethylationHumansImmunity, InnateInfant, Newbornearly lifeepigeneticrespiratory virus

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PMID41902253
PMCPMC13030866

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