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ArticleScientific reports2018

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling modulates antiviral immune responses: ligand metabolism rather than chemical source is the stronger predictor of outcome.

Lisbeth A Boule, Catherine G Burke, Guang-Bi Jin, B Paige Lawrence

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Developmental exposure to a PFAS mixture impairs the anamnestic response to influenza A virus infection in mice.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026
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  4. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation alters emergency hematopoiesis during influenza A virus infection.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026
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  11. The role of the AHR in host-pathogen interactions.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lisbeth A BouleDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Catherine G BurkeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Guang-Bi JinDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
B Paige LawrenceDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. paige_lawrence@urmc.rochester.edu.
University of Rochester · US

Funding

VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
Training in Environment ToxicologyT32ES007026 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Alison Elder, Marissa Sobolewski Terry · 1985 to 2026
$20.2M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN PULMONARY RESEARCHT32HL066988 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GEORAS, STEVE N, O'REILLY, MICHAEL A · 2001 to 2021
$8.1M
The T32 Predoctoral Training Program in Immunology (PTPI)T32AI007285 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Scott Andrew Gerber, JACQUES Robert · 1986 to 2026
$7.6M
TCDD EFFECT ON T LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATIONR01ES004862 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI LAWRENCE, B PAIGE · 1990 to 2020
$6.5M
Transgenerational exposures as modifiers of host defense against infectionR01ES023260 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI LAWRENCE, B PAIGE · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL066988NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007285NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES004862NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023260NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) offers a compelling target to modulate the immune system. AHR agonists alter adaptive immune responses, but the consequences differ across studies. We report here the comparison of four agents representing different sources of AHR ligands in mice infected with influenza A virus (IAV): TCDD, prototype exogenous AHR agonist; PCB126, pollutant with documented human exposure; ITE, novel pharmaceutical; and FICZ, degradation product of tryptophan. All four compounds diminished virus-specific IgM levels and increased the proportion of regulatory T cells. TCDD, PCB126 and ITE, but not FICZ, reduced virus-specific IgG levels and CD8

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1FemaleInfluenza A virusLigandsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTryptophanAntiviral AgentsCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1LigandsPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonTryptophan

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PMID29379138
PMCPMC5789012
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