Beyond antiviral: Interferon induced by bacteria maintains tolerance in the gut.

J Exp Med

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published: January 2024


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Type I interferons are best known for their antiviral role. Here, Ayala et al. (https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20230063) reveal that commensal bacteria elicit tonic type I interferons to prime dendritic cells and induce regulatory T cells that maintain a tolerogenic intestinal milieu.

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