Perspective on Adenoviruses: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, and Gene Therapy
2019
Brennetta J. Crenshaw | Leandra B. Jones | Courtnee’ R. Bell | Sanjay Kumar | Qiana L. Matthews
Human adenoviruses are large (150 MDa) doubled-stranded DNA viruses that cause respiratory infections. These viruses are particularly pathogenic in healthy and immune-compromised individuals, and currently, no adenovirus vaccine is available for the general public. The purpose of this review is to describe (i) the epidemiology and pathogenicity of human adenoviruses, (ii) the biological role of adenovirus vectors in gene therapy applications, and (iii) the potential role of exosomes in adenoviral infections.
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