Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18354154›Full record

ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2008

Modulation of dendritic cell function by Leishmania parasites.

Lynn Soong

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Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Indirect CD4Journal of virology · 2024
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  3. ExploitingCells · 2024
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  4. Enhancing Control ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Transcriptional Profiling ofMicroorganisms · 2022
    Article
  7. Mast-Cell Response toPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
    Article
  8. Role of Cytokines in Experimental and Human Visceral Leishmaniasis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
    Review
  9. Review
  10. Microorganisms · 2020
    Review
  11. Role of Host and Parasite MIF Cytokines duringTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2020
    Review
  12. Frontiers in immunology · 2020
    Article
  13. CD4Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019
    Article
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Frontiers in microbiology · 2018
    Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Leishmania-encoded orthologs of macrophage migration inhibitory factor regulate host immunity to promote parasite persistence.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2016
    Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lynn SoongDepartment of Microbiology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. lysoong@utmb.edu
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

VARIATION IN MAXADILAN AND ITS CONSEQUENCESR01AI039540 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI LANZARO, GREGORY C. · 1995 to 2009
$2.7M
PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASISR01AI043003 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI SOONG, LYNN · 1999 to 2010
$2.3M
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Cutaneous LeishmaniasisR56AI043003 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI SOONG, LYNN · 2012 to 2012
$306k
NIAID NIH HHS AI 039540NIAID NIH HHS AI 043003NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI039540NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI043003NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI043003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interactions between Leishmania parasites and dendritic cells (DCs) are complex and involve paradoxical functions that can stimulate or halt T cell responses, leading to the control of infection or progression of disease. The magnitude and profile of DC activation vary greatly, depending upon the Leishmania species/strains, developmental stages, DC subsets, serum opsonization, and exogenous DC stimuli involved in the study. In general, the uptake of Leishmania parasites alone can trigger relatively weak and transient DC activation; however, the intracellular parasites (amastigotes) are capable of down-modulating LPS/IFN-gamma-stimulated DC activation via multiple mechanisms. This review will highlight current data regarding the initial interaction of DC subsets with invading parasites, the alterations of DC signaling pathways and function by amastigotes, and the impact of DC functions on protective immunity and disease pathogenesis. Available information provides insight into the mechanisms by which DCs discriminate between the types of pathogens and regulate appropriate immune responses.

Indexed as

AnimalsDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationHumansImmunotherapyLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis

Identifiers

PMID18354154
PMCPMC2639709
OpenAlexW1949307585

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