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The Role of Sustained Type I Interferon Secretion in Chronic HIV Pathogenicity: Implications for Viral Persistence, Immune Activation, and Immunometabolism.

Eman Teer, Nyasha C Mukonowenzou, M Faadiel Essop

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Review in Viruses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Tenofovir, Interferon Pathways, and Mucosal Immunity: Implications for People Living With HIV.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eman TeerCentre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa, Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Nyasha C MukonowenzouCentre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa, Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
M Faadiel EssopCentre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa, Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 8000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8434-4294

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection induces chronic immune activation by stimulating both the innate and adaptive immune systems, resulting in persistent inflammation and immune cell exhaustion. Of note, the modulation of cytokine production and its release can significantly influence the immune response. Type I interferons (IFN-Is) are cytokines that play a crucial role in innate immunity due to their potent antiviral effects, regulation of IFN-stimulated genes essential for viral clearance, and the initiation of both innate and adaptive immune responses. Thus, an understanding of the dual role of IFN-I (protective versus harmful) during HIV-1 infections and elucidating its contributions to HIV pathogenesis is crucial for advancing HIV therapeutic interventions. This review therefore delves into the intricate involvement of IFN-I in both the acute and chronic phases of HIV infection and emphasizes its impact on viral persistence, immune activation, and immunometabolism in treated HIV-infected individuals.

Indexed as

HIV-1HIV InfectionsInterferon Type IAdaptive ImmunityCytokinesHumansImmunity, InnatePersistent InfectionCytokinesInterferon Type Iacute and chronic stages of HIV infectionHIV-pathogenicityIFN-stimulated genes (ISGs)immune activationimmunometabolismType I interferons (IFN-I)

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PMID40006894
PMCPMC11860620

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