[HTML][HTML] Interfering with interferons: A critical mechanism for critical COVID-19 pneumonia

HC Su, H Jing, Y Zhang… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 results in clinical outcomes ranging from silent or benign
infection in most individuals to critical pneumonia and death in a few. Genetic studies in …

[HTML][HTML] The ins and outs of innate and adaptive type 2 immunity

AB Molofsky, RM Locksley - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Type 2 immunity is orchestrated by a canonical group of cytokines primarily produced by
innate lymphoid cells, group 2, and their adaptive counterparts, CD4+ helper type 2 cells …

Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with critical influenza pneumonia

Q Zhang, A Pizzorno, L Miorin, P Bastard… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I interferons (IFNs) can underlie critical COVID-19
pneumonia and yellow fever vaccine disease. We report here on 13 patients harboring …

Human IL-23 is essential for IFN-γ–dependent immunity to mycobacteria

Q Philippot, M Ogishi, J Bohlen, J Puchan… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Patients with autosomal recessive (AR) IL-12p40 or IL-12Rβ1 deficiency display Mendelian
susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) due to impaired IFN-γ production and, less …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting human population variation in single-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2

Y Aquino, A Bisiaux, Z Li, M O'Neill, J Mendoza-Revilla… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Humans display substantial interindividual clinical variability after SARS-CoV-2 infection,–,
the genetic and immunological basis of which has begun to be deciphered. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in∼ 40% of patients

A Gervais, F Rovida, MA Avanzini, S Croce… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) infection is benign in most individuals but can cause
encephalitis in< 1% of infected individuals. We show that∼ 35% of patients hospitalized for …

[HTML][HTML] Humans with inherited MyD88 and IRAK-4 deficiencies are predisposed to hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia

A García-García, R Pérez de Diego, C Flores… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Disclosures: C. Flores reported grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of
Science and Innovation, and Cabildo Insular de Tenerife outside the submitted work. J …

Human type I IFN deficiency does not impair B cell response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

A Sokal, P Bastard, P Chappert… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Inborn and acquired deficits of type I interferon (IFN) immunity predispose to life-threatening
COVID-19 pneumonia. We longitudinally profiled the B cell response to mRNA vaccination …

[HTML][HTML] Human MCTS1-dependent translation of JAK2 is essential for IFN-γ immunity to mycobacteria

J Bohlen, Q Zhou, Q Philippot, M Ogishi, D Rinchai… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Human inherited disorders of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) immunity underlie severe
mycobacterial diseases. We report X-linked recessive MCTS1 deficiency in men with …

[HTML][HTML] A half-century of research on tuberculosis: Successes and challenges

BR Bloom - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2023 - rupress.org
Great progress has been made over the past half-century, but TB remains a formidable
global health problem, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Understanding the …