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The Emerging Role of Circulating T Follicular Helper Cells in Dengue Virus Immunity: Balancing Protection and Pathogenesis.

Paola N Flores-Pérez, José A Collazo-Llera, Fabiola A Rodríguez-Alvarado, Vanessa Rivera-Amill

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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 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Paola N Flores-PérezSchool of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.
José A Collazo-LleraSchool of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0009-0002-7988-7953
Fabiola A Rodríguez-AlvaradoPonce Research Institute, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0009-0002-8388-5379
Vanessa Rivera-AmillSchool of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0003-4810-0871

Funding

The Role of Midbrain to Prelimbic Cortex Glutamatergic projections in Stress-induced Drug SeekingU54MD007579 · NIMHD · PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Richard J. Noel, Kenira J Thompson · 2019 to 2026
$35.9M
G-RISE at Ponce Health Sciences UniversityT32GM144896 · NIGMS · PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI APPLEYARD, CAROLINE B · 2022 to 2024
$2.0M
CDC HHS U01CK000580NCEZID CDC HHS U01 CK000580NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144896NIH HHS T32GM144896NIH HHS U54MD007579NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flaviviruses are a group of viruses transmitted mainly by mosquitoes and ticks, causing severe diseases in humans. Examples include dengue, Zika, West Nile virus, and yellow fever. They primarily affect individuals in tropical and subtropical regions, causing public health problems such as epidemic outbreaks and significant economic burdens due to hospitalizations and treatments. They share antigens, leading to cross-reactivity where antibodies generated against one flavivirus can react with others, complicating the accurate diagnosis of individual infections and making the development of treatments or vaccines more challenging. The role of T cells in the immune response to flaviviruses is a complex topic debated by scientists. On one hand, T cells help control infection by eliminating infected cells and protecting against disease. However, there is evidence that an excessive or dysregulated T cell response can cause tissue damage and worsen the disease, as seen in severe dengue cases. This duality underscores the complexity of the immune response to flavivirus infections, posing a significant challenge for researchers. Gaining a deeper understanding of the immune response at the cellular level, particularly the role of T follicular helper cells, can reveal new avenues of investigation that could lead to novel strategies for disease management. This review explores the dynamics of T cell responses, focusing on circulatory T follicular helper cells (cT

Indexed as

DengueDengue VirusT Follicular Helper CellsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerAnimalsAntibodies, ViralHumansAntibodies, Viraldengue virusflavivirusT cellsT follicular helper cells

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PMID40431664
PMCPMC12115511

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