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ReviewJournal of inflammation research2020

Role of IFN and Complements System: Innate Immunity in SARS-CoV-2.

Tewodros Shibabaw, Meseret Derbew Molla, Banchamlak Teferi, Birhanu Ayelign

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Review in Journal of inflammation research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deep insight into cytokine storm: from pathogenesis to treatment.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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  6. Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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  9. Immunomodulatory Role of Interferons in Viral and Bacterial Infections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  13. Cytokines and microRNAs in SARS-CoV-2: What do we know?Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2022
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  20. The trans-omics landscape of COVID-19.Nature communications · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tewodros ShibabawDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-9155-4898
Meseret Derbew MollaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-2622-522X
Banchamlak TeferiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Birhanu AyelignDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-9157-3637
University of Gondar · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The critical role of the innate immune system has been confirmed in driving local and systemic inflammation and the cytokine release storm in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This dysregulated immune response is focused on interferon (IFN) and complement activation, which are crucial for the development of metabolic inflammation, local lung tissue damage, and systemic multi-organ failure. IFNs control viral infections by inducing expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) that restrict distinct steps of viral replication. Therefore, in this review article, we propose the mechanism of SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory disease syndrome, and assess treatment options by considering IFNs and by targeting IFN-antagonist SARS-CoV-2 virulent gene products. Furthermore, we elaborate on the mechanism of the amplified complement-mediated inflammatory cytokine storm, and propose an antiviral and immunotherapeutic strategy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Indexed as

complementcytokinesIFNsinnate immune systemSARS-CoV-2virulent

Identifiers

PMID32982366
PMCPMC7490109
OpenAlexW3083877176

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