2021
A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
Mao T, Israelow B, Lucas C, Vogels CBF, Gomez-Calvo ML, Fedorova O, Breban MI, Menasche BL, Dong H, Linehan M, Alpert T, Anderson F, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinich C, Munyenyembe K, Ott I, Petrone M, Rothman J, Watkins A, Wilen C, Landry M, Grubaugh N, Pyle A, Iwasaki A. A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 219: e20211818. PMID: 34757384, PMCID: PMC8590200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionChronic SARS-CoV-2 infectionVariants of concernLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infection therapyLower respiratory tractPost-exposure treatmentType I interferonSARS-CoV-2Effective medical countermeasuresAdaptive immune systemBroad-spectrum antiviralsContext of infectionSingle doseRespiratory tractViral controlImmunodeficient miceSevere diseaseMouse modelI interferonViral infectionImmune systemInnate immunityDisease preventionConsiderable efficacy
2013
Parvovirus evades interferon-dependent viral control in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts
Mattei LM, Cotmore SF, Tattersall P, Iwasaki A. Parvovirus evades interferon-dependent viral control in primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Virology 2013, 442: 20-27. PMID: 23676303, PMCID: PMC3767977, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType I IFNsI IFNsI interferonIFN responseAntiviral immune mechanismsType I interferonInnate defense mechanismsMouse embryonic fibroblastsMVMp infectionViral controlImmune mechanismsInnate sensingAntiviral programViral replicationViral sensorsMurine parvovirusPoly (I:C) stimulationVirusEmbryonic fibroblastsType IMiceDefense mechanismsMinute virusMVMpPrimary mouse embryonic fibroblastsCell type-dependent requirement of autophagy in HSV-1 antiviral defense
Yordy B, Iwasaki A. Cell type-dependent requirement of autophagy in HSV-1 antiviral defense. Autophagy 2013, 9: 236-238. PMID: 23095715, PMCID: PMC3552887, DOI: 10.4161/auto.22506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG neuronsAntiviral programI interferonHSV-1Dorsal root ganglion neuronsRobust type I IFN responseType I IFN responseMost viral infectionsAntiviral immune mechanismsAntiviral defenseHSV-1 infectionI IFN responseType I interferonInnate antiviral responseType IGanglion neuronsImmune mechanismsViral controlLess cell deathViral infectionAntiviral responseIFN responseInfection modelAntiviral defense mechanismNeurons