Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40936921›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

IFIT3 activation significantly contributes to HIV-1-associated neurodegenerative disorder-mediated neuroinflammation.

Ranjit Kumar Das, Nirakar Sahoo, Deepa Roy, Chun Xu, Jose Galarza, Maria Camila Mejia Garza, Hansapani Rodrigo, Asim K Duttaroy, Upal Roy

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ranjit Kumar DasDepartment of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, United States.
Nirakar SahooSchool of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United States.
Deepa RoyDepartment of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, United States.
Chun XuDepartment of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, United States.
Jose GalarzaSchool of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United States.
Maria Camila Mejia GarzaSchool of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United States.
Hansapani RodrigoSchool of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United States.
Asim K DuttaroyDepartment of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Upal RoyDepartment of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, United States.

Funding

Emerging role of heme and heme degradation products in the modulation of cardiac ion channelsSC2GM139715 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY · PI SAHOO, NIRAKAR · 2021 to 2023
$444k
NIGMS NIH HHS SC2 GM139715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The advent of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly improved HIV-1 treatment, saving millions of lives. However, HAND remains a concern, particularly among aging individuals with HIV-1. The mechanisms underlying HAND are not well understood. Methods: This study investigated the role of interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 3 (IFIT3) and its upstream regulator, signal transducer, and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1), in HAND pathology. Using the SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line and HIV-infected humanized mice, we examined the effects of the cART drugs, HIV Tat protein, and HIV-1 virus on STAT1 and IFIT3 expression. Results: The results showed that HIV-1 exposure significantly upregulated STAT1 and IFIT3, contributing to neuroinflammation. Discussion: This study identified IFIT3 as a critical molecular marker for HAND, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target and offering new insights into disease pathology and treatment strategies.

Indexed as

AIDS Dementia ComplexHIV-1HIV InfectionsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceIFIT3 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinscARTHANDHIVIFIT3SH-SY5Y cellsSTAT1Tat protein

Identifiers

PMID40936921
PMCPMC12420264

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.