Type I Interferon at the Interface of Antiviral Immunity and Immune Regulation: The Curious Case of HIV-1.
Author(s)
Boasso, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Type I interferon (IFN-I) play a critical role in the innate immune response against viral infections. They actively participate in antiviral immunity by inducing molecular mechanisms of viral restriction and by limiting the spread of the infection, but they also orchestrate the initial phases of the adaptive immune response and influence the quality of T cell immunity. During infection with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the production of and response to IFN-I may be severely altered by the lymphotropic nature of the virus. In this review I consider the different aspects of virus sensing, IFN-I production, signalling, and effects on target cells, with a particular focus on the alterations observed following HIV-1 infection.
Date Issued
2013-01-31
ISSN
2090-908X
Start Page
580968
Journal / Book Title
Scientifica (Cairo)
Volume
2013
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2013 Adriano Boasso. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455433