2021
Potential role of IFN-α in COVID-19 patients and its underlying treatment options
Yang L, Wang J, Hui P, Yarovinsky TO, Badeti S, Pham K, Liu C. Potential role of IFN-α in COVID-19 patients and its underlying treatment options. Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology 2021, 105: 4005-4015. PMID: 33950278, PMCID: PMC8096625, DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11319-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionIFN-α subtypesRespiratory virus diseasesCOVID-19 patientsImmunoregulatory effectsInflammatory responseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 pathogenesisTreatment of patientsUncontrolled inflammatory responseSyndrome coronavirus 2Interferon-stimulated gene expressionPotential therapeutic strategySeverity of infectionSARS-CoV-2Virus diseaseInnate immune systemPossible side effectsCOVID-19 diseaseViral infection treatmentDrug candidatesCoronavirus 2Treatment options
2018
Interferon-γ converts human microvascular pericytes into negative regulators of alloimmunity through induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
Liu R, Merola J, Manes TD, Qin L, Tietjen GT, López-Giráldez F, Broecker V, Fang C, Xie C, Chen PM, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. Interferon-γ converts human microvascular pericytes into negative regulators of alloimmunity through induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e97881. PMID: 29515027, PMCID: PMC5922286, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.97881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsAntigen PresentationCell CommunicationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFemaleGraft RejectionHealthy VolunteersHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseInterferon-gammaIsoantigensMice, SCIDMicrovesselsPericytesPrimary Cell CultureRNA, Small InterferingSkinSkin TransplantationT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation, HomologousTryptophanConceptsInduction of indoleamineHuman pericytesEndothelial cellsAllograft rejectionTryptophan depletionT cellsAcute T cell-mediated rejectionT cell-mediated rejectionEffector memory T cellsDioxygenase 1Early acute rejectionCell-mediated rejectionSkin allograft rejectionAlloreactive T cellsHuman renal allograftsMemory T cellsRole of ECsContribution of pericytesAcute rejectionRenal allograftsImmunoregulatory effectsImmunosuppressive propertiesHuman allograftsMouse modelMicrovascular pericytes
2010
Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
Prasse A, Zissel G, Lützen N, Schupp J, Schmiedlin R, Gonzalez-Rey E, Rensing-Ehl A, Bacher G, Cavalli V, Bevec D, Delgado M, Müller-Quernheim J. Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2010, 182: 540-548. PMID: 20442436, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200909-1451oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideRegulatory T cellsT cellsImmunoregulatory effectsImmunoregulatory roleLung disordersVIP treatmentCapacity of VIPChronic inflammatory lung disordersPeripheral regulatory T cellsTumor necrosis factor-alpha productionClinical phase II studyNecrosis factor-alpha productionConventional effector T cellsEpitheloid cell granulomasFatal organ dysfunctionPhase II studyEffector T cellsExaggerated immune responseChronic lung inflammationInflammatory lung disordersBronchoalveolar lavage fluidNew therapeutic principleImportant immunoregulatory roleActive disease
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