Type I interferons: distinct biological activities and current applications for viral infection

S Li, M Gong, F Zhao, J Shao, Y Xie, Y Zhang… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
The interferons (IFNs) are a primary defense against pathogens because of the strong
antiviral activities they induce. IFNs can be classified into three groups: type I, type II and …

Mechanism of interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis B and potential approaches to improve its therapeutic efficacy

Q Zhao, H Liu, L Tang, F Wang, G Tolufashe, J Chang… - Antiviral research, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically infects 296 million people worldwide and causes more
than 820,000 deaths annually due to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Current …

Specialized interferon action in COVID-19

MD Galbraith, KT Kinning, KD Sullivan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The impacts of interferon (IFN) signaling on COVID-19 pathology are multiple, with both
protective and harmful effects being documented. We report here a multiomics investigation …

Defective proviruses rapidly accumulate during acute HIV-1 infection

KM Bruner, AJ Murray, RA Pollack, MG Soliman… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral replication to clinically undetectable
levels, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) persists in CD4+ T cells in a latent form …

Guanylate-binding proteins 2 and 5 exert broad antiviral activity by inhibiting furin-mediated processing of viral envelope proteins

E Braun, D Hotter, L Koepke, F Zech, R Groß… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Summary Guanylate-binding protein (GBP) 5 is an interferon (IFN)-inducible cellular factor
reducing HIV-1 infectivity by an incompletely understood mechanism. Here, we show that …

Interferon resistance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

K Guo, BS Barrett, JH Morrison… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with enhanced transmissibility, pathogenesis, and
resistance to vaccines presents urgent challenges for curbing the COVID-19 pandemic …

Human dendritic cell subsets, ontogeny, and impact on HIV infection

JW Rhodes, O Tong, AN Harman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) play important roles in orchestrating host immunity against invading
pathogens, representing one of the first responders to infection by mucosal invaders. From …

Differential interferon-α subtype induced immune signatures are associated with suppression of SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Schuhenn, TL Meister, D Todt… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Type I interferons (IFN-I) exert pleiotropic biological effects during viral infections, balancing
virus control versus immune-mediated pathologies, and have been successfully employed …

Resistance to type 1 interferons is a major determinant of HIV-1 transmission fitness

SS Iyer, F Bibollet-Ruche… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Sexual transmission of HIV-1 is an inefficient process, with only one or few variants of the
donor quasispecies establishing the new infection. A critical, and as yet unresolved …

Type I interferon signaling, regulation and gene stimulation in chronic virus infection

S Lukhele, GM Boukhaled, DG Brooks - Seminars in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Type I Interferons (IFN-I) mediate numerous immune interactions during viral
infections, from the establishment of an antiviral state to invoking and regulating innate and …