Type 1 interferons as a potential treatment against COVID-19

E Sallard, FX Lescure, Y Yazdanpanah, F Mentre… - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
Type 1 interferons have a broad antiviral activity in vitro and are currently evaluated in a
clinical trial to treat MERS-CoV. In this review, we discuss preliminary data concerning the …

Shared and distinct functions of type I and type III interferons

HM Lazear, JW Schoggins, MS Diamond - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Type I interferons (IFNs)(IFN-α, IFN-β) and type III IFNs (IFN-λ) share many properties,
including induction by viral infection, activation of shared signaling pathways, and …

The lung microbiome regulates brain autoimmunity

L Hosang, RC Canals, FJ van der Flier, J Hollensteiner… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Lung infections and smoking are risk factors for multiple sclerosis, a T-cell-mediated
autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. In addition, the lung serves as a niche …

Immunomodulation—a general review of the current state-of-the-art and new therapeutic strategies for targeting the immune system

M Strzelec, J Detka, P Mieszczak… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, there has been a tremendous development of biotechnological,
pharmacological, and medical techniques which can be implemented in the functional …

Epstein–Barr virus in multiple sclerosis: theory and emerging immunotherapies

A Bar-Or, MP Pender, R Khanna, L Steinman… - Trends in molecular …, 2020 - cell.com
New treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) focused on B cells have created an atmosphere
of excitement in the MS community. B cells are now known to play a major role in disease …

Therapeutic advances in multiple sclerosis

JH Yang, T Rempe, N Whitmire, A Dunn-Pirio… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system that
causes significant disability and healthcare burden. The treatment of MS has evolved over …

Thinking outside the box: non-canonical targets in multiple sclerosis

L Bierhansl, HP Hartung, O Aktas, T Ruck… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that
causes demyelination, axonal degeneration and astrogliosis, resulting in progressive …

Mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

E Tresse, J Marturia-Navarro, WQG Sew… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
In the field of neurodegenerative diseases, especially sporadic Parkinson's disease (sPD)
with dementia (sPDD), the question of how the disease starts and spreads in the brain …

The science and medicine of human immunology

B Pulendran, MM Davis - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND The mammalian immune system is a remarkable sensory system for the
detection and neutralization of pathogens. History is replete with the devastating effects of …

Potential therapeutic targets for combating SARS-CoV-2: Drug repurposing, clinical trials and recent advancements

A Pandey, AN Nikam, AB Shreya, SP Mutalik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The present pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has been a tough task for the whole world to deal
with. With the absence of specific drugs or vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the situation is …