Role of nasal microbiota in regulating host anti-influenza immunity in dogs by Jinzhu Geng, Yuhao Dong, Hao Huang, Xia Wen, Ting Xu, Yanbing Zhao, Yongjie Liu

“…Further, we also identified a strain of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from canine nasal cavity with a significant antiviral effect in vitro, and found that its antiviral activity might be associated with the activation of the interferon (IFN) pathway and modulation of the impaired autophagy flux induced by influenza infection. …”
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Blocking the CD39/CD73 pathway synergizes with anti-CD20 bispecific antibody in nodal B-cell lymphoma by Carsten Müller-Tidow, Peter Dreger, Joseph Kauer, Wolfgang Huber, Clara Kolbe, Berit Brinkmann, Sascha Dietrich, Tobias Roider

“…Combining anti-CD20 BsAb with anti-CD39 or anti-CD73 blocking antibodies induced synergistic effects on tumor cell killing, T-cell expansion and secretion of cytokines, including granzyme B, perforin, interleukin-10, interferon-γ, and tumor necrosis factor-α. We discovered that blockade of the CD39/CD73 pathway was particularly effective in patients with a high proportion of Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)+ T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 (TIM3)+ exhausted T cells. …”
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Differential Expression of IFN-γ, IL-10, TLR1, and TLR2 and Their Potential Effects on Downgrading Leprosy Reaction and Erythema Nodosum Leprosum by Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Patrícia Terra Alves, Paula Cristina Brígido Tavares, Luiz Ricardo Goulart

“…On the contrary, in the reaction-free leprosy group, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels were dependent on the association between TLR2 and TLR1 (0.8735). …”
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Interleukin-12p70 Expression by Dendritic Cells of HIV-1-Infected Patients Fails to Stimulate gag-Specific Immune Responses by Ellen Van Gulck, Nathalie Cools, Derek Atkinson, Lotte Bracke, Katleen Vereecken, Marc Vekemans, Viggo F. I. Van Tendeloo, Zwi N. Berneman, Guido Vanham

“…To this end, mature DCs were (i) co-electroporated with mRNA encoding interleukin (IL)-12p70 mRNA, or (ii) activated with a cytokine cocktail consisting of R848 and interferon (IFN)-γ. Our results confirm the ability of HxB2 gag-expressing DCs to expand functional HIV-specific CD8+ T cells. …”
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Specific types of male infertility are correlated with T cell exhaustion or senescence signatures by Giada Amodio, Giorgia Giacomini, Luca Boeri, Massimiliano Raffo, Simone Cilio, Edoardo Pozzi, Federico Belladelli, Fausto Negri, Anna Maria Ferrara, Alessia d’Arma, Francesca Romana Santoni de Sio, Luca Pagliardini, Enrico Papaleo, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Massimo Alfano, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Salonia, Silvia Gregori

“…Transcriptomic profiling confirms the upregulation of genes associated with the interferon-gamma and -alpha responses in peripheral blood T cells of infertile men with oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia or non-obstructive azoospermia, with distinct T cell signatures of exhaustion and senescence discriminating the two infertile conditions. …”
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Correlation of cytokine storm with ocular fundus abnormalities in critically ill patients with severe viral pneumonia by Yun Yu, Yun-jiao Zhao, Qi-hang Zhou, Xiao-yin Zhou, Yu-qing Lan, Hai-jun Gong

“…Results: In the deceased group, the vascular fractal dimension (FD) and vessel density (VD) were lower and negatively correlated with interleukin 2 (IL-2), IL-8, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-12, and IL-6 but positively correlated with IL-5. …”
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Genetic predisposition to altered blood cell homeostasis is associated with glioma risk and survival by Linda Kachuri, Geno A. Guerra, Taishi Nakase, George A. Wendt, Helen M. Hansen, Annette M. Molinaro, Paige Bracci, Lucie McCoy, Terri Rice, John K. Wiencke, Jeanette E. Eckel-Passow, Robert B. Jenkins, Margaret Wrensch, Stephen S. Francis

“…Polygenic scores for blood cell traits are also differentially associated with 17 tumor immune microenvironment features in a subtype-specific manner, including signatures related to interferon signaling, PD-1 expression, and T-cell/Cytotoxic responses. …”
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Grazoprevir and Elbasvir in Patients with Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Comprehensive Efficacy and Safety Analysis by Yinan Yao, Ming Yue, Jie Wang, Hongbo Chen, Mei Liu, Feng Zang, Jun Li, Yun Zhang, Peng Huang, Rongbin Yu

“…It is urgent for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to find a safe, effective, and interferon-free regimen to optimize therapy. A comprehensive analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the grazoprevir combined with elbasvir, with or without ribavirin (RBV), in 777 treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients with HCV genotype 1 infection from 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs). …”
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SP140L, an Evolutionarily Recent Member of the SP100 Family, Is an Autoantigen in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Mario Saare, Uku Hämarik, Rainis Venta, Marina Panarina, Chiara Zucchelli, Maire Pihlap, Anu Remm, Kai Kisand, Urve Toots, Kaidi Möll, Riina Salupere, Giovanna Musco, Raivo Uibo, Pärt Peterson

“…The SP140L expression is interferon-inducible with high transcript levels in B cells and other peripheral blood mononuclear cells. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ergoferon in Children from 6 Months to 6 Years Old with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in Contemporary Outpatient Practice: A Multicenter, Double-Blind,... by N. A. Geppe, B. M. Blokhin, O. V. Shamsheva, S. T. Abdrakhmanova, K. A. Alikhanova, G. T. Myrzabekova

“…Derived by technological treatment of antibodies to interferon gamma, histamine, and CD4, Ergoferon was previously proved to modulate its molecular targets promoting effective antiviral protection. …”
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The Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 18 Promotes Hepatitis C Virus Production by Increasing Viral Infectivity by Yujia Li, Max Xuezhong Ma, Bo Qin, Liang-Tzung Lin, Christopher D. Richardson, Jordan Feld, Ian D. McGilvray, Limin Chen

“…Ubiquitin-specific protease 18 (USP18) is involved in immunoregulation and response to interferon- (IFN-) based treatment in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). …”
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Whole transcriptome analysis of unmutated sporadic ALS patients' peripheral blood reveals phenotype-specific gene expression signature by Francesca Dragoni, Maria Garofalo, Rosalinda Di Gerlando, Bartolo Rizzo, Matteo Bordoni, Eveljn Scarian, Camilla Viola, Veronica Bettoni, Giuseppe Fiamingo, Danilo Tornabene, Lucia Scanu, Orietta Pansarasa, Luca Diamanti, Stella Gagliardi

“…Interestingly, only one gene (Y3_RNA, a misc_RNA component of the Ro60 ribonucleoprotein involved in cellular response to interferon-alpha) was upregulated at different levels across all phenotypes, whereas other genes appeared phenotype-specific. …”
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Identification of Cytosolic DNA Sensor cGAS-STING as Immune-Related Risk Factor in Renal Carcinoma following Pan-Cancer Analysis by Zheng Wu, Ying Lin, Li-Min Liu, Yan-Li Hou, Wei-Ting Qin, Lei Zhang, Shu-Heng Jiang, Qin Yang, Yong-Rui Bai

“…The cytosolic DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) plays critical functions in innate immune responses via the production of the second messenger cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP), which stimulates the adaptor stimulator of interferon genes (STING). However, the clinical relevance and prognostic value of the cGAS-STING pathway in human cancers remains largely unexplored. …”
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Differentiated approach at the choice of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy mode (real clinical practice experience) by I. Yu. Pirogova, N. B. Kovaleva, E. P. Patlusov, E. S. Radchenko

“…As administration of interferon-free treatment modes for most of patients is limited due to financial considerations, application of IFN-based modes of treatment in clinical practice is still actual. …”
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Stryphnodendron adstringens have a modulatory effect on inflammatory cytokines markers of in vitro activated macrophages by Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Cibele Ferreira Teixeira, Neida Luiza Pellenz, Moisés Henrique Mastella, Verônica Farina Azzolin, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Fernanda Barbisan

“…The effects on cell proliferation rate and the concentration and production of transcripts of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), as well as the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, were assessed using spectrophotometric, immunoassay, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) techniques. …”
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Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection by Haiying Hu, Guangtai Zhang, Huanli Hu, Wenjing Liu, Jixiang Liu, Shuanli Xin, Xiufeng Zhao, Liying Han, Liping Duan, Xinshun Huang, Chao Chang

“…In addition, the IL-18, IL-6, interferon- (IFN-) γ, and IL-18-binding protein (IL-18BP) concentrations in plasma samples collected from the NAD and AD patients were detected. …”
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Residual HCV-RNA and Elevated Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Poor Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C After Treatment by Anna Wróblewska, Mateusz Gliwiński, Magda Rybicka, Małgorzata Cheba, Beata Lorenc, Piotr Trzonkowski, Krzysztof P. Bielawski, Katarzyna Sikorska

“…Patients with residual HCV-RNA had higher levels of macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) (p = 0.026) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) (p = 0.009), but lower levels of fractalkine/CX3CL1 (p = 0.007), interferon gamma (IFNγ) (p = 0.016), IL-13 (p = 0.009), and lymphotoxin alpha (LTα) (p = 0.007) compared to those without OCI. …”
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Immune modulation effects of curcumin in pristane-induced lupus mice by Handono Kalim, Kusworini Handono, Takhta Khalasha, Mirza Zaka Pratama, Tri Wahyudi Iman Dantara, Ayu Pramitha Wulandari, Fahimma Albinsaid, Sofi Nur Fitria, Muhammad Vardian Mahardika

“…At 32 weeks after injection, all of mice were assessed for arthritis score, proteinuria level, body weights, adaptive immune system components (Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg percentages) from spleen using flow cytometry; proinflammatory cytokines and autoantibody production, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-alpha (IFN-α), and antinuclear antibody (ANA) from serum using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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CCR2 signaling regulates anti-chlamydia T cell immune responses in the airway. by Shuaini Yang, Jinxi Yu, Xue Dong, Jiajia Zeng, Lu Tan, Hong Zhang, Ruoyuan Sun, Yuqing Tuo, Jing Yang, Chunxiao Wan, Hong Bai

“…Specifically, ccr2 deficiency disrupts the differentiation and response of Th1 cells, which are the primary effector lineage responsible for clearing chlamydia through secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ). As a result, there is a significant decrease in CD3+CD4+IFN-γ+ T cells in the lung and spleen, accompanied by reduced levels of IFN-γ protein and mRNA, as well as downregulated mRNA expression of Th1-promoting cytokines (il-12p35, il-12p40) and transcription factors (stat4, T-bet), which play crucial roles in Th1 differentiation. …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…Objectives In 2002, the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence concluded that the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapies; interferon-β and glatiramer acetate, were not cost effective over the short term but recognised that reducing disability over the longer term might dramatically improve the cost effectiveness. …”
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