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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

TNF/IFN-γ Co-Signaling Induces Differential Cellular Activation in COVID-19 Patients: Implications for Patient Outcomes.

Lucero A Ramón-Luing, Laura Edith Martínez-Gómez, Carlos Martinez-Armenta, Gabriela Angélica Martínez-Nava, Karen Medina-Quero, Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Julio Flores-Gonzalez, Ranferi Ocaña-Guzmán and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lucero A Ramón-LuingInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2004-7570
Laura Edith Martínez-GómezLaboratorio de Gerociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3198-1350
Carlos Martinez-ArmentaLaboratorio de Gerociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-0413-4930
Gabriela Angélica Martínez-NavaLaboratorio de Gerociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9857-3840
Karen Medina-QueroImmunology Laboratory, Escuela Militar de Graduados de Sanidad, Mexico City 11200, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8663-6610
Gloria Pérez-RubioInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6876-1012
Ramcés Falfán-ValenciaInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6877-8124
Ivette Buendia-RoldanInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2825-506X
Julio Flores-GonzalezInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Ranferi Ocaña-GuzmánInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9884-7386
Moisés SelmanInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1022-4783
Alberto López-ReyesLaboratorio de Gerociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2575-2589
Leslie Chavez-GalanInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2334-0361

Funding

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TNF and IFN-γ are key proinflammatory cytokines implicated in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Toll-like receptor (TLR)7 and TLR8 are known to recognize SARS-CoV-2 and induce TNF and IFN-γ production. However, it is unclear whether TNF and IFN-γ levels are altered through TLR-dependent pathways and whether these pathways mediate disease severity during COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the association between TNF/IFN-γ levels and immune cell activation to understand their role in disease severity better. We enrolled 150 COVID-19 patients, who were classified by their systemic TNF and IFN-γ levels (high (H) or normal-low (N-L)) as TNF

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COVID-19Interferon-gammaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Signal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 7Interferon-gammaTLR7 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 7Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphacell deathCOVID-19IFN-γinflammationintracellular TLRTNF

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PMID39940907
PMCPMC11817726

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