Mysteries of Type I IFN response: benefits versus detriments

• Autore principale: Herbert Patrick Ludewick (auth)
• Altri autori: Arno Mullbacher (auth), Yoichi Furuya (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Serie: Frontiers Research Topics
• Soggetti: Medicine; Autoimmunity; adjuvant; bacterial and viral infections; Vaccine; type I IFN
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Successful containment of an infection is dependent on both innate and adaptive immune response. Cytokines are essential effectors of both of these systems. In particular, type I interferons (IFN-I) are important components of early innate immunity against an infection. However, the production of IF...