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ArticlePloS one2018

Interferon lambda is required for interferon gamma-expressing NK cell responses but does not afford antiviral protection during acute and persistent murine cytomegalovirus infection.

Silvia Gimeno Brias, Morgan Marsden, Jessica Forbester, Mathew Clement, Cordelia Brandt, Katherine Harcourt, Leanne Kane, Lucy Chapman, Simon Clare, Ian R Humphreys

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia Gimeno BriasInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Morgan MarsdenInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Jessica ForbesterInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Mathew ClementInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Cordelia BrandtWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Katherine HarcourtWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Leanne KaneWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Lucy ChapmanInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Simon ClareWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Ian R HumphreysInstitute of Infection Immunity, School of Medicine/Systems Immunity University Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9512-5337
Wellcome Sanger Institute · GBCardiff University · GB

Funding

Medical Research CouncilWellcome TrustWellcome Trust 207503/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust WT098026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interferon lambda (IFNλ) is a group of cytokines that belong to the IL-10 family. They exhibit antiviral activities against certain viruses during infection of the liver and mucosal tissues. Here we report that IFNλ restricts in vitro replication of the β-herpesvirus murine cytomegalovirus (mCMV). However, IFNλR1-deficient (Ifnλr1-/-) mice were not preferentially susceptible to mCMV infection in vivo during acute infection after systemic or mucosal challenge, or during virus persistence in the mucosa. Instead, our studies revealed that IFNλ influences NK cell responses during mCMV infection. Ifnλr1-/- mice exhibited defective development of conventional interferon-gamma (IFNγ)-expressing NK cells in the spleen during mCMV infection whereas accumulation of granzyme B-expressing NK cells was unaltered. In vitro, development of splenic IFNγ+ NK cells following stimulation with IL-12 or, to a lesser extent, IL-18 was abrogated by IFNλR1-deficiency. Thus, IFNλ regulates NK cell responses during mCMV infection and restricts virus replication in vitro but is redundant in the control of acute and persistent mCMV replication within mucosal and non-mucosal tissues.

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AnimalsFemaleHerpesviridae InfectionsInterferon-gammaInterferonsIn Vitro TechniquesKiller Cells, NaturalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuromegalovirusVirus ReplicationInterferon-gammaInterferons

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PMID29768502
PMCPMC5955543
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