TABLE 1.
Effects of type I IFN signaling in the brain endothelium.
| Disease/model | Stimulus | Pathway | Effects | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGS | SAMHD1 mutations | Unknown | Structural changes | Xin et al. (2011) |
| Stroke | NETs (DNA) | cGAS-STING | BBB dysfuntion | Kang et al. (2020), Wang et al. (2021) |
| Brain injury-associated infections | LCMV infection, LPS | IFNAR-MDA5 | Vascular repair inhibition | Mastorakos et al. (2021) |
| Alzheimer’s disease | Amyloid-beta deposition | ISG activation | BBB dysfunction | Jana et al. (2022) |
| Cerebral malaria | EPs of Plasmodium-IE | STING | Leukocyte recruitment | Pais et al. (2022) |
| BBB dysfunction | ||||
| CNS viral infection | PRR activation in BBB | IFNAR-IRF7 | BBB stability | Daniels et al. (2014) |
| In vitro BBB | IFNβ | Rho GTPases | BBB stability | Daniels et al. (2014) |
| Plasmodium-IE | IFNAR | BBB dysfunction | Shafi et al. (2023) | |
| Brain endothelial cells | Plasmodium-IE | IFNAR | Immuno-proteosome activation | Shafi et al. (2023) |
| Antigen-presentation |
Abbreviations: AGS, Aicardi–Goutières syndrome; SAMHD1, SAM, And HD, Domain Containing Deoxynucleoside Triphosphate Triphosphohydrolase 1; NETs, neutrophil extracellular traps; LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; BBB, blood-brain barrier; EPs, extracellular particles; IE, infected erythrocytes.