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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a global pandemic since its outbreak in 2019, presenting serious threats to public health and the health of the people. As one of the main components of the host innate immune system, type-â interferon (IFN) plays a critical role in the defense against viral infections. The battle between the virus and the host innate immune system determines the disease progression. It has been reported that SARS-CoV-2 inhibits IFN production and suppresses the activation of IFN signaling pathway through its interactions with the host innate immune system. Then, the weakened or delayed response of type-â interferon causes the disturbance of host immune responses, which is one of the important reasons why SARS-CoV-2 causes such high morbidity and mortality. Herein, we reviewed and discussed the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins and the host innate immune system, especially the interaction with type-â IFN pathway, to provide new insights into the mechanisms of viral evasion of host immune response and new perspectives and strategies for treating COVID-19 with IFN.
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COVID-19 , Interferon Tipo I , Humanos , Imunidade Inata , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
Liver fibrosis is a wound-healing response following chronic liver injury caused by hepatitis virus infection, obesity, or excessive alcohol. It is a dynamic and reversible process characterized by the activation of hepatic stellate cells and excess accumulation of extracellular matrix. Advanced fibrosis could lead to cirrhosis and even liver cancer, which has become a significant health burden worldwide. Many studies have revealed that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs, long noncoding RNAs and circular RNAs, are involved in the pathogenesis and development of liver fibrosis by regulating signaling pathways including transforming growth factor-ß pathway, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway, and Wnt/ß-catenin pathway. NcRNAs in serum or exosomes have been reported to tentatively applied in the diagnosis and staging of liver fibrosis and combined with elastography to improve the accuracy of diagnosis. NcRNAs mimics, ncRNAs in mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes, and lipid nanoparticles-encapsulated ncRNAs have become promising therapeutic approaches for the treatment of liver fibrosis. In this review, we update the latest knowledge on ncRNAs in the pathogenesis and progression of liver fibrosis, and discuss the potentials and challenges to use these ncRNAs for diagnosis, staging and treatment of liver fibrosis. All these will help us to develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of ncRNAs in liver fibrosis.
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MicroRNAs , RNA Longo não Codificante , Humanos , RNA não Traduzido/genética , Cirrose Hepática/diagnóstico , Cirrose Hepática/genética , Cirrose Hepática/terapia , Fibrose , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Via de Sinalização WntRESUMO
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major global health problem. There is no effective vaccine and the current treatment regimen with pegylated interferon α and ribavirin is associated with significant adverse events. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify new antiviral targets for HCV therapy. In recent years, a growing number of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be able to regulate HCV replication and infection by interacting with the HCV genome directly or by regulating host innate immunity to build a nonspecific antiviral state within cells. In this review, we discuss HCV virology and standard of care followed by miRNA in general, and then give a brief overview of miRNAs involved in HCV infection and discuss their potential application as a therapeutic option for the treatment of HCV infection.