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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2022

Contribution of T- and B-cell intrinsic toll-like receptors to the adaptive immune response in viral infectious diseases.

Ejuan Zhang, Zhiyong Ma, Mengji Lu

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ejuan Zhang *Medical Science Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhiyong Ma *Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Mengji LuInstitute for Virology, University Hospital of Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany. mengji.lu@uni-due.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2421-6749
Wuhan University · CNEssen University Hospital · DE

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2042022kf1128National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771688National Natural Science Foundation of China 82271777Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University Science, Technology and Innovation Seed Fund CXPY2022040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) comprise a class of highly conserved molecules that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and play a vital role in host defense against multiple viral infectious diseases. Although TLRs are highly expressed on innate immune cells and play indirect roles in regulating antiviral adaptive immune responses, intrinsic expression of TLRs in adaptive immune cells, including T cells and B cells, cannot be ignored. TLRs expressed in CD4 + and CD8 + T cells play roles in enhancing TCR signal-induced T-cell activation, proliferation, function, and survival, serving as costimulatory molecules. Gene knockout of TLR signaling molecules has been shown to diminish antiviral adaptive immune responses and affect viral clearance in multiple viral infectious animal models. These results have highlighted the critical role of TLRs in the long-term immunological control of viral infection. This review summarizes the expression and function of TLR signaling pathways in T and B cells, focusing on the in vitro and vivo mechanisms and effects of intrinsic TLR signaling in regulating T- and B-cell responses during viral infection. The potential clinical use of TLR-based immune regulatory drugs for viral infectious diseases is also explored.

Indexed as

Communicable DiseasesPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern MoleculesAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntiviral AgentsImmunity, InnateReceptors, Antigen, T-CellToll-Like ReceptorsAntiviral AgentsPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern MoleculesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellToll-Like ReceptorsAdaptive immune responseB cellsImmunotherapyT cellsToll-like receptorViral infection

Identifiers

PMID36224474
PMCPMC9555683
OpenAlexW4304808112

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