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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

For Better or Worse: Type I Interferon Responses in Bacterial Infection.

Aihong Xia, Xin Li, Changjing Zhao, Xiaojing Meng, Gulmela Kari, Yongjuan Wang

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aihong XiaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China.
Xin LiCollege of Pharmacy and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou 225300, China.
Changjing ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China.
Xiaojing MengCollege of Agricultural Economics and Engineering, Kizilsu Vocational Technical College, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture 845350, China.
Gulmela KariCollege of Agricultural Economics and Engineering, Kizilsu Vocational Technical College, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture 845350, China.
Yongjuan WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China.

Funding

Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College Project NSF2023CB03Taizhou "Feng Cheng Ying Cai Program" youth science and technology talentTaizhou Sixth Phase "311 High-level Talent Training Special Program"the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions 23KJB230003the Science and Technology Innovation Team Project of Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College NSF2024TC01the Science and Technology Program of Jiangsu BK20230298the Science and Technology Program of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture 22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type I interferons (IFNs) are pleiotropic cytokines, primarily comprising IFN-α and IFN-β, and their effect in host defense against viral infection has been extensively studied and well-established. However, in bacterial infection, the role of type I IFNs is more complex, exhibiting multifaceted effects that depend on several factors, such as the pathogen species, the specific cell populations, and the routes of infection. In this review, we summarize research progress on host type I interferon responses triggered by specific bacteria and their immune regulation function in order to better understand the role of type I IFNs in bacterial infection and provide insights for adjuvant therapies tailored to treat specific bacterial infections.

Indexed as

Bacterial InfectionsHost-Pathogen InteractionsInterferon Type IAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateInterferon Type Ibacterial infectionimmune regulationtype I interferons

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PMID40137714
PMCPMC11945191

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