Human autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs: From 1981 to 2023

P Bastard, A Gervais, T Le Voyer… - Immunological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human autoantibodies (auto‐Abs) neutralizing type I IFNs were first discovered in a woman
with disseminated shingles and were described by Ion Gresser from 1981 to 1984. They …

Type I and type III interferons: From basic biology and genetics to clinical development for COVID-19 and beyond

E Andreakos, CHG Effort - Seminars in Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
Type I and type III interferons (IFNs) constitute a key antiviral defense systems of the body,
inducing viral resistance to cells and mediating diverse innate and adaptive immune …

[HTML][HTML] Higher COVID-19 pneumonia risk associated with anti-IFN-α than with anti-IFN-ω auto-Abs in children

P Bastard, A Gervais, M Taniguchi, L Saare… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
We found that 19 (10.4%) of 183 unvaccinated children hospitalized for COVID-19
pneumonia had autoantibodies (auto-Abs) neutralizing type I IFNs (IFN-α2 in 10 patients …

In search of a function for human type III interferons: insights from inherited and acquired deficits

Q Zhang, K Kisand, Y Feng, D Rinchai… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The essential and redundant functions of human type I and II interferons (IFNs) have been
delineated over the last three decades by studies of patients with inborn errors of immunity …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Neutralizing Autoantibodies Against Type I Interferon in a Multicenter Cohort of Severe or Critical COVID-19 Cases in Shanghai

D Shi, J Chen, M Zhao, Y Tang, C Zhao, Y Jin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Objective We sought to explore the prevalence of type I interferon-neutralizing antibodies in
a Chinese cohort and its clinical implications during the Omicron variant wave of SARS-CoV …

The Interferon-Lambda Family Celebrates 20 Years of Scientific Discovery

RP Donnelly, L Prokunina-Olsson - Journal of Interferon & Cytokine …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
It has now been 20 years since the original discovery of the interferon λ (IFN-λ) family
(Kotenko et al.,; Sheppard et al.,) and 10 years since the subsequent discovery of IFN-λ4 …

Highly-sensitive reporter cell line for detection of interferon types I-III and their neutralization by antibodies

K Groen, R Kuratli, A Vasou, M Huber, DJ Hughes… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Interferons (IFNs) are a critical component of innate immune defenses and limit viral disease
severity. To advance studies on IFNs and their neutralization by pathogenic autoantibodies …