ArticlePLoS pathogens2015
Neuronal Interferon Signaling Is Required for Protection against Herpes Simplex Virus Replication and Pathogenesis.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The cell-mediated adaptive immune response to herpes simplex virus type 1 encephalitis: mechanisms and clinical implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Interferon-λ Activates a Differential Response in Peripheral Neurons That Is Effective against Alpha Herpesvirus Infections.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Role of Innate Interferon Responses at the Ocular Surface in Herpes Simplex Virus-1-Induced Herpetic Stromal Keratitis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- pUL36 Deubiquitinase Activity Augments Both the Initiation and the Progression of Lytic Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in IFN-Primed Cells.Journal of virology · 2022Article
- Neuro-Immune Interactions and IFN-γ in Post-Infectious Cough.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2022Article
- Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Reactivation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Brief Narrative Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2022Review
- Host MOV10 is induced to restrict herpes simplex virus 1 lytic infection by promoting type I interferon response.PLoS pathogens · 2022Article
- Pathogenesis and virulence of herpes simplex virus.Virulence · 2021Review
- Innate Immune Signaling and Role of Glial Cells in Herpes Simplex Virus- and Rabies Virus-Induced Encephalitis.Viruses · 2021Review
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Abstract
Interferon (IFN) responses are critical for controlling herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). The importance of neuronal IFN signaling in controlling acute and latent HSV-1 infection remains unclear. Compartmentalized neuron cultures revealed that mature sensory neurons respond to IFNβ at both the axon and cell body through distinct mechanisms, resulting in control of HSV-1. Mice specifically lacking neural IFN signaling succumbed rapidly to HSV-1 corneal infection, demonstrating that IFN responses of the immune system and non-neuronal tissues are insufficient to confer survival following virus challenge. Furthermore, neurovirulence was restored to an HSV strain lacking the IFN-modulating gene, γ34.5, despite its expected attenuation in peripheral tissues. These studies define a crucial role for neuronal IFN signaling for protection against HSV-1 pathogenesis and replication, and they provide a novel framework to enhance our understanding of the interface between host innate immunity and neurotropic pathogens.
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