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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

Unraveled role of TLR7-mediated interferon signaling activation in COVID-19.

Junjian Xue, Xiaoyin Wang, Hui Wang, Bin Qiao, Pengfei Gao, Bin Ren, Shushan Yan

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Junjian Xue *Department of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Xiaoyin Wang *Department of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Hui Wang *Operating Room, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Bin QiaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Pengfei GaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Bin RenDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Shushan YanDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Anal Diseases Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging evidence underscores the critical role of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)-mediated interferon (IFN) signaling in host defense against viral infections including SARS-CoV-2, through the modulation of both innate and adaptive immunity. However, the specific mechanisms by which TLR7 activation shapes SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses, particularly via IRF-IFN pathways, remain incompletely elucidated. This review synthesizes current findings on how intrinsic TLR7-driven IFN signaling influences viral clearance, modulates adaptive immunity, and contributes to autoantibody production in COVID-19. A deeper understanding of these processes is essential for developing targeted therapeutic interventions and improved vaccines aimed at mitigating severe COVID-19 and preventing post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).

Indexed as

COVID-19InterferonsSARS-CoV-2Signal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 7Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsAutoantibodiesHumansImmunity, InnateAutoantibodiesInterferonsTLR7 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 7B cell immunityinterferonpost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2T cell immunitytoll-like Receptor 7

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PMID41132488
PMCPMC12540318

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