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ReviewJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2021

Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) regulation mechanisms and roles in antiviral innate immune responses.

Yujuan Chen, Junhong Lin, Yao Zhao, Xianping Ma, Huashan Yi

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Review in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
141citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

141 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 208 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yujuan ChenCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
Junhong LinCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
Yao ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
Xianping MaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
Huashan YiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China. dyxyihuashan@swu.edu.cn.
Southwest University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is a member of the TLR family, mediating the transcriptional induction of type I interferons (IFNs), proinflammatory cytokines, and chemokines, thereby collectively establishing an antiviral host response. Studies have shown that unlike other TLR family members, TLR3 is the only RNA sensor that is utterly dependent on the Toll-interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)‍-domain-containing adaptor-inducing IFN-‍β (TRIF). However, the details of how the TLR3-TRIF signaling pathway works in an antiviral response and how it is regulated are unclear. In this review, we focus on recent advances in understanding the antiviral mechanism of the TRIF pathway and describe the essential characteristics of TLR3 and its antiviral effects. Advancing our understanding of TLR3 may contribute to disease diagnosis and could foster the development of novel treatments for viral diseases.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAntiviral Restriction FactorsHumansSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 3Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAntiviral Restriction FactorsTICAM1 protein, humanTLR3 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 3Antiviral responseInnate immuneToll-interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)‍-domain-containing adaptor-inducing interferon-‍β (TRIF)Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)

Identifiers

PMID34414698
PMCPMC8377577
OpenAlexW3193445073

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