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ArticleViruses2009

Activation and evasion of innate antiviral immunity by herpes simplex virus.

Jesper Melchjorsen, Sampsa Matikainen, Søren R Paludan

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Article in Viruses, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jesper MelchjorsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
Sampsa Matikainen
Søren R Paludan
Aarhus University · DKAarhus University Hospital · DKFinnish Institute of Occupational Health · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV), a human pathogenic virus, has evolved several strategies to evade the production and function of interferons (IFNs) and cytokines generated by the innate immune system to restrict the virus. Equilibrium exists between the virus and the immune response, and a shift in this delicate balance either restricts the virus or enhances virus spread and tissue damage. Therefore, understanding of the cytokine response generated after HSV infection and the underlying virus-cell interactions is essential to improve our understanding of viral pathogenesis. This review summarizes the current knowledge on induction and evasion of the innate immune response by HSV.

Indexed as

herpes simplex virusinnateinterferonvasionviral immunity

Identifiers

PMID21994567
PMCPMC3185509
OpenAlexW2081598158

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Registered trials

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