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ReviewImmunologic research2006

Double-negative regulatory T cells: non-conventional regulators.

Christopher W Thomson, Boris P-L Lee, Li Zhang

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Review in Immunologic research, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Maintaining T cell tolerance of alloantigens: Lessons from animal studies.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2018
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  12. Regulatory T cells in acute and chronic kidney diseases.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2018
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  14. Concomitant Disruption ofJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2017
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  15. T cells and autoimmune kidney disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2017
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  16. T cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Current opinion in immunology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher W ThomsonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Multi Organ Transplantation Program, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Boris P-L Lee
Li Zhang

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The crucial role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in self-tolerance and downregulating immune responses has been clearly established. Numerous different Treg subsets have been identified that possess distinct phenotypes and functions in various disease models. Among these subsets, alphabeta-TCR+CD3+CD4-CD8- double-negative (DN) Treg cells have been shown to be able to inhibit a variety of immune responses in part via direct killing of effector T cells in an antigenspecific manner in both mice and humans. This was shown to occur at least partially by acquisition of MHC-peptide complexes from antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and subsequent Fas/Fas-ligand interactions. In addition, DN Treg cells have been shown to express several molecules uncommon to other Treg cell subsets, such as IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, Ly6A, FcRgamma, and CXCR5, which may contribute to their unique regulatory ability. Understanding the development and regulatory functions of DN Treg cells may elucidate the etiology for loss of self-tolerance and serve as a therapeutic modality for various diseases. This review will summarize the characteristics, developmental pathways, and mechanisms of action of DN Treg cells, as well as their role in transplant tolerance, autoimmunity, and anticancer immunity.

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AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityHumansImmune ToleranceInfectionsLymphocyte ActivationMiceNeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransplantation Immunology

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PMID17003518

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