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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Tug of war: innate immunity and herpes simplex keratitis.

Preston Nguyen, Betty Jacobs, Athul Mohanram, Caleb Hammons, Junji Xing

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Preston Nguyen *Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States.
Betty Jacobs *Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States.
Athul Mohanram *Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States.
Caleb Hammons *Immunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States.
Junji XingImmunobiology and Transplant Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK), caused by herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1) ocular infection, is a leading cause of visual morbidity worldwide, and although cases of HSK can be managed with current medications, new developments are required to make treatments more effective and satisfactory. Current evidence suggests that corneal scarring and vascularization result from chronic inflammation triggered by HSV-1 antigens. The pathogenesis of HSK remains complex and incompletely understood, but there have been many recent advancements have improved our knowledge of HSV-1 and its interactions with the host immune system, particularly in regard to various signaling pathways and regulators. In this review, we discuss the roles of innate immunity in corneal epithelial cells and innate immune cells, DNA sensors and regulators of DNA sensing pathways in HSK caused by acute and recurrent HSV-1 ocular infection and present potential immune-based therapeutic targets for novel HSK treatments.

Indexed as

Herpesvirus 1, HumanImmunity, InnateKeratitis, HerpeticAnimalsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansSignal TransductionDNA sensorherpes simplex keratitis (HSK)herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1)innate immunitytherapeutic treatment

Identifiers

PMID40948780
PMCPMC12426267

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