[HTML][HTML] Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in∼ 40% of patients

A Gervais, F Rovida, MA Avanzini, S Croce… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) infection is benign in most individuals but can cause
encephalitis in< 1% of infected individuals. We show that∼ 35% of patients hospitalized for …

[HTML][HTML] Type I interferons and SARS-CoV-2: from cells to organisms

P Bastard, Q Zhang, SY Zhang, E Jouanguy… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Type I interferons (IFNs) have broad and potent antiviral activity. We review the interplay
between type I IFNs and SARS-CoV-2. Human cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] The role of B cells in COVID-19 infection and vaccination

S Chen, F Guan, F Candotti, K Benlagha… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
B cells secrete antibodies and mediate the humoral immune response, making them
extremely important in protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2, which caused the …

Brain injury in COVID-19 is associated with dysregulated innate and adaptive immune responses

EJ Needham, AL Ren, RJ Digby, EJ Norton, S Ebrahimi… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
COVID-19 is associated with neurological complications including stroke, delirium and
encephalitis. Furthermore, a post-viral syndrome dominated by neuropsychiatric symptoms …

Novel genes and sex differences in COVID-19 severity

R Cruz, S Diz-de Almeida… - Human Molecular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Here, we describe the results of a genome-wide study conducted in 11 939 coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases with an extensive clinical information that were …

[HTML][HTML] JAK inhibitors and COVID-19

G Levy, P Guglielmelli, P Langmuir… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract During SARS-CoV-2 infection, the innate immune response can be inhibited or
delayed, and the subsequent persistent viral replication can induce emergency signals that …

[HTML][HTML] Triplication of the interferon receptor locus contributes to hallmarks of Down syndrome in a mouse model

KA Waugh, R Minter, J Baxter, C Chi, MD Galbraith… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS), the genetic condition caused by trisomy 21, is characterized by
variable cognitive impairment, immune dysregulation, dysmorphogenesis and increased …

[HTML][HTML] Humans with inherited MyD88 and IRAK-4 deficiencies are predisposed to hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia

A García-García, R Pérez de Diego, C Flores… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
Disclosures: C. Flores reported grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of
Science and Innovation, and Cabildo Insular de Tenerife outside the submitted work. J …

[HTML][HTML] A global effort to dissect the human genetic basis of resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection

E Andreakos, L Abel, DC Vinh, E Kaja, BA Drolet… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 infections display tremendous interindividual variability, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to life-threatening disease. Inborn errors of, and autoantibodies …

Interferon induction, evasion, and paradoxical roles during SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

C Chiale, TT Greene, EI Zuniga - Immunological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the causative agent of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), has caused millions of deaths in the past two years …