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Table 2 Mechanisms related to Exo-based viral immunity and tolerance

From: Exosomal transmission of viruses, a two-edged biological sword

Virus type

Immunity mechanisms

Outcome

Various viruses

Exosomal miR-146a↑ and miR-148a↑

Inflammatory response ↑

Rabies virus

Exosomal miR-423-5p↑

IFNβ-related signaling pathway↑, Early-stage viral immunity↑

HCV

Exosomal miR-21↑, miR-29a↑, miR-19a↑, and miR-192

Immune system regulation↑

HBV

Exosomal miR-192↑, miR-21↑, miR-215↑, miR-221↑, and miR-222↑, miR-29a↑, HBx↑, HBV pre-genomic RNA↑

Immune system regulation↑, Il-12↓, Il-6↓, PDL-1↓

EBV

Exosomal miR-21↑, miR-29a↑, miR-BART3↑, miR-BHRF1-1↑, LMP1 ↑

Macrophage IL-12↓, NK cells activity ↓, modulation of the immune response, T cell proliferation↓

Dengue virus-2

Viral NS3 protein↑ and several special miRNAs↑

Early defense program↑

HSV-1

Exosomal miR-H28↑ and miR-H29↑, glycoprotein B↑

Regulation of immune function

Enterovirus 71

Exosomal miR-146a↑

IFN-related pathway in immune cells↓

Ebola virus

Exosomal VP40 NP↑, Glycoprotein↑

Apoptosis of T, B cells, and monocytes↑

Japanese encephalitis virus

Exosomal miR-let-7a/b↑

Apoptotic pathways↑

HIV

Exosomal miR-16↓, miR-125b↓, miR-146a↑, miR-21↑, Nef↑

Immune response↑, pro-inflammatory cytokines↑, activation of monocytes and macrophages↑

Polyomavirus 2

Exosomal jcv-miR-J1-5p↑, jcv-miR-J1-3p↑

large T antigen↓, UL16-binding protein 3↓, NK cell activity↓, viral infection ↑

Rhinovirus

Exosomal miR-155↑, Tenascin-c↑

Pro-inflammatory cytokines↑

Influenza A virus

Exosomal miR-17-5p↑, miR-483-3p, 5p↑, mir-374-5p↑, and miR-446i↑, miR-451a↑, miR-5100↑ and miR-7704↑

miR-17-5p leads to antiviral factor Mx1↓, and viral infection↑

The induction of miR-483-3p, 5p↑, mir-374-5p↑, and miR-446i↑, miR-451a↑, miR-5100↑ and miR-7704↑ can contribute to reduction of viral infection via IFN-β↑, IL-6↑, TNF-α↑, C–C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2)↑, SP100↑