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Functional role of type I and type II interferons in antiviral defense.

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Comparison of mice lacking either type I or type II IFN receptors showed that, at least in response to some viruses, both IFN systems are essential for antiviral defense and are functionally nonredundant.
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Mice lacking the known subunit of the type I interferon (IFN) receptor were completely unresponsive to type I IFNs, suggesting that this receptor chain is essential for type I IFN-mediated signal transduction. These mice showed no overt anomalies but were unable to cope with viral infections, despite otherwise normal immune responses. Comparison of mice lacking either type I or type II IFN receptors showed that, at least in response to some viruses, both IFN systems are essential for antiviral defense and are functionally nonredundant.

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Both Type I and Type II Interferons Can Activate Antitumor M1 Macrophages When Combined With TLR Stimulation.

TL;DR: Type I IFNs have the potential for activation of antitumor macrophages and indicates new avenues for cancer immunotherapy based on type I IFN signaling, including combination of TLR agonists.
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Graft-versus-Host Disease Is Independent of Innate Signaling Pathways Triggered by Pathogens in Host Hematopoietic Cells

TL;DR: GVHD was intact when APCs lacked the type I IFNR, which amplifies APC activation pathways that induce type IIFNs, and alloreactive T cells can be activated when pathways critical for antipathogen T cell responses are impaired.
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The role of type I interferons in intestinal infection, homeostasis, and inflammation.

TL;DR: Clear understanding of type I IFN‐mediated immune responses may provide avenues for fine‐tuning existing IFN treatment for infection and intestinal inflammation.
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A Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Protein That Forms Inhibitory Complexes with Type I Interferon Receptor Subunits, Jak and STAT Proteins, and Blocks Interferon-Mediated Signal Transduction

TL;DR: The presence in the viral genome of potent inhibitors of type I IFN signaling, along with several viral genes that block IFN induction, highlights the importance of the IFN pathway in the control of this human tumor virus infection.
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Recombinant measles viruses expressing heterologous antigens of mumps and simian immunodeficiency viruses

TL;DR: The results suggest possible applications of rMVs as live-attenuated, multivalent vaccines against retroviruses such as SIV and HIV as well as other pathogens more distantly related to MV than MuV.
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Immune response in mice that lack the interferon-gamma receptor.

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