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ReviewMicroorganisms2020

Type 1 Diabetes: Interferons and the Aftermath of Pancreatic Beta-Cell Enteroviral Infection.

Pouria Akhbari, Sarah J Richardson, Noel G Morgan

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Review in Microorganisms, 2020. 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
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Diabetes: discovery of insulin, genetic, epigenetic and viral infection mediated regulation.The Nucleus : an international journal of cytology and allied topics · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pouria AkhbariIslet Biology Exeter (IBEx), Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4127-9058
Sarah J RichardsonIslet Biology Exeter (IBEx), Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1160-6062
Noel G MorganIslet Biology Exeter (IBEx), Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1537-8113

Funding

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation United Kingdom 5-CDA-2014-221-A-NMedical Research Council MR/P010695/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enteroviruses (EVs) have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), and accumulating evidence has associated virus-induced autoimmunity with the loss of pancreatic beta cells in T1D. Inflammatory cytokines including interferons (IFN) form a primary line of defence against viral infections, and their chronic elevation is a hallmark feature of many autoimmune diseases. IFNs play a key role in activating and regulating innate and adaptive immune responses, and to do so they modulate the expression of networks of genes and transcription factors known generically as IFN stimulated genes (ISGs). ISGs in turn modulate critical cellular processes ranging from cellular metabolism and growth regulation to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis. More recent studies have revealed that IFNs also modulate gene expression at an epigenetic as well as post-transcriptional and post-translational levels. As such, IFNs form a key link connecting the various genetic, environmental and immunological factors involved in the initiation and progression of T1D. Therefore, gaining an improved understanding of the mechanisms by which IFNs modulate beta cell function and survival is crucial in explaining the pathogenesis of virally-induced T1D. This should provide the means to prevent, decelerate or even reverse beta cell impairment.

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apoptosisautoimmune diseaseEndoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stressenterovirusinnate immunityInterferon Stimulated Genes (ISG)

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PMID32942706
PMCPMC7565444

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