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ArticleJournal of virology2002

The antiviral response to gamma interferon.

Ana P Costa-Pereira, Timothy M Williams, Birgit Strobl, Diane Watling, James Briscoe, Ian M Kerr

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Article in Journal of virology, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. OAS and PKR are not required for the antiviral effect of Ad:IFN-gamma against acute HSV-1 in primary trigeminal ganglia cultures.Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research · 2006
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana P Costa-PereiraCancer Research UK London Research Institute, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom.
Timothy M Williams
Birgit Strobl
Diane Watling
James Briscoe
Ian M Kerr
Cancer Research UK · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A role for alpha/beta interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) in the IFN-gamma antiviral response has long been suggested. Accordingly, possible roles for autocrine or double-stranded-RNA (dsRNA)-induced IFN-alpha/beta in the IFN-gamma response were investigated. Use was made of wild-type and a variety of mutant human fibrosarcoma cell lines, including mutant U5A cells, which lack a functional IFN-alpha/beta receptor and hence an IFN-alpha/beta response. IFN-gamma did not induce detectable levels of IFN-alpha/beta in any of the cell lines, nor was the IFN-gamma response per se dependent on autocrine IFN-alpha/beta. On the other hand, a number of responses to dsRNA [poly(I). poly(C)] and encephalomyocarditis virus were greatly enhanced by IFN-gamma pretreatment (priming) of wild-type cells or of mutant cells lacking an IFN-alpha/beta response; these include the primary induction of dsRNA-inducible mRNAs, including IFN-beta mRNA, and, to a lesser extent, the dsRNA-mediated activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase(s). IFN-gamma priming of mRNA induction by dsRNA is dependent on JAK1 and shows biphasic kinetics, with an initial rapid (<30-min) response being followed by a more substantial effect on overnight incubation. The IFN-gamma-primed dsRNA responses appear to be subject to modulation through the p38, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and ERK1/ERK2 MAP kinase pathways. It can be concluded that despite efficient priming of IFN-beta production, the IFN-alpha/beta pathways play no significant role in the primary IFN-gamma antiviral response in these cell-virus systems. The observed IFN-gamma priming of dsRNA responses, on the other hand, will likely play a significant role in combating virus infection in vivo.

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Antiviral AgentsCulture MediaEncephalomyocarditis virusHumansInterferon-alphaInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaInterferon InducersJanus Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, Double-StrandedSignal TransductionTumor Cells, CulturedAntiviral AgentsCulture MediaInterferon-alphaInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaInterferon InducersJAK1 protein, humanJanus Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, Double-Stranded

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PMID12186889
PMCPMC136459
OpenAlexW2129409614

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