2021
Distinct Roles of Type I and Type III Interferons during a Native Murine β Coronavirus Lung Infection
Sharma L, Peng X, Qing H, Hilliard BK, Kim J, Swaminathan A, Tian J, Israni-Winger K, Zhang C, Habet V, Wang L, Gupta G, Tian X, Ma Y, Shin HJ, Kim SH, Kang MJ, Ishibe S, Young LH, Kotenko S, Compton S, Wilen CB, Wang A, Dela Cruz CS. Distinct Roles of Type I and Type III Interferons during a Native Murine β Coronavirus Lung Infection. Journal Of Virology 2021, 96: e01241-21. PMID: 34705554, PMCID: PMC8791255, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01241-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I interferonType III interferonsI interferonIII interferonsCoronavirus infectionInterferon deficiencyViral clearanceViral loadLung infectionType IHealthy young patientsImproved host survivalHost survivalRole of interferonMurine coronavirus infectionMajor health care threatViral burdenYounger patientsEarly diseaseIntranasal routeInterferon treatmentSublethal infectionEarly treatmentLethal infectionTissue injury
2020
The Potential Role of Regulatory B Cells in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy
Dong Z, Liu Z, Dai H, Liu W, Feng Z, Zhao Q, Gao Y, Liu F, Zhang N, Dong X, Zhou X, Du J, Huang G, Tian X, Liu B. The Potential Role of Regulatory B Cells in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy. Journal Of Immunology Research 2020, 2020: 7638365. PMID: 33426094, PMCID: PMC7772048, DOI: 10.1155/2020/7638365.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIdiopathic membranous nephropathyRegulatory B cellsBreg cellsMembranous nephropathyImmune responseB cellsPathogenesis of IMNDifferent inflammatory environmentsFunction of BregsPathological autoimmune responsesRole of BregsCellular immune responsesHumoral immune responseIMN patientsImmunomodulatory cellsImmunosuppressive roleAutoimmune responseInterleukin-10Autoimmune diseasesImmune cellsInflammatory environmentEarly treatmentT cellsBregsImmunological phenomena