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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2008

Sensing of viral infection and activation of innate immunity by toll-like receptor 3.

Elisabeth Vercammen, Jens Staal, Rudi Beyaert

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 167 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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167citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

167 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 315 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. The implication of infection with respiratory syncytial virus in pediatric recurrent wheezing and asthma: knowledge expanded post-COVID-19 era.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024
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107 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elisabeth VercammenDepartment for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.
Jens Staal
Rudi Beyaert
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research · BEGhent University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) form a major group of transmembrane receptors that are involved in the detection of invading pathogens. Double-stranded RNA is a marker for viral infection that is recognized by TLR3. TLR3 triggering activates specific signaling pathways that culminate in the activation of NF-kappaB and IRF3 transcription factors, as well as apoptosis, enabling the host to mount an effective innate immune response through the induction of cytokines, chemokines, and other proinflammatory mediators. In this review, we describe the paradoxical role of TLR3 in innate immunity against different viruses and in viral pathogenesis but also the evidence for TLR3 as a "danger" receptor in nonviral diseases. We also discuss the structure and cellular localization of TLR3, as well as the complex signaling and regulatory events that contribute to TLR3-mediated immune responses.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsCell MembraneEndosomesHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationLigandsPhosphorylationReceptors, ImmunologicRNARNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralRNA Virus InfectionsToll-Like Receptor 3Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportLigandsReceptors, ImmunologicRNARNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralTICAM1 protein, humanTLR3 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 3Tyrosine

Identifiers

PMID18202435
PMCPMC2223843
OpenAlexW2108548328

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