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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2018

Control of HIV infection by IFN-α: implications for latency and a cure.

Nollaig M Bourke, Silvia Napoletano, Ciaran Bannan, Suaad Ahmed, Colm Bergin, Áine McKnight, Nigel J Stevenson

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nollaig M BourkeSchool of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Silvia NapoletanoSchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Ciaran BannanSchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Suaad AhmedSchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Colm BerginDepartment of Genito Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Áine McKnightBlizard Institute School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Nigel J StevensonSchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. n.stevenson@tcd.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-6966-9314
Trinity College Dublin · IEMercer (Czechia) · CZQueen Mary University of London · GBSt. James's Hospital · IE

Funding

Health Research Board HRA_POR/2012/57
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections, including HIV, trigger the production of type I interferons (IFNs), which in turn, activate a signalling cascade that ultimately culminates with the expression of anti-viral proteins. Mounting evidence suggests that type I IFNs, in particular IFN-α, play a pivotal role in limiting acute HIV infection. Highly active anti-retroviral treatment reduces viral load and increases life expectancy in HIV positive patients; however, it fails to fully eliminate latent HIV reservoirs. To revisit HIV as a curable disease, this article reviews a body of literature that highlights type I IFNs as mediators in the control of HIV infection, with particular focus on the anti-HIV restriction factors induced and/or activated by IFN-α. In addition, we discuss the relevance of type I IFN treatment in the context of HIV latency reversal, novel therapeutic intervention strategies and the potential for full HIV clearance.

Indexed as

HIVHIV InfectionsHumansInterferon-alphaRemission InductionViral LoadVirus LatencyInterferon-alphaAnti-viralCureHIVInterferonJAK/STATLatency

Identifiers

PMID28988399
PMCPMC11105398
OpenAlexW2763893110

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