Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18439808›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2008

gammadelta T cells: an important source of IL-17.

Christina L Roark, Philip L Simonian, Andrew P Fontenot, Willi K Born, Rebecca L O'Brien

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 180 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
180citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

180 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 319 citations in OpenAlex.

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120 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina L RoarkIntegrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA. roarkc@njc.org
Philip L Simonian
Andrew P Fontenot
Willi K Born
Rebecca L O'Brien
University of Colorado Denver · USNational Jewish Health · US

Funding

PATHOGENIC T CELLS IN CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASER01HL062410 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI FONTENOT, ANDREW P. · 1998 to 2017
$5.7M
The Basis of Functional Variation in Gamma/Delta T cellsR01AI044920 · NIAID · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI O'BRIEN, REBECCA L. · 1999 to 2009
$3.0M
AIRWAY FUNCTION--ROLE OF GAMMA DELTA T CELLSR01HL065410 · NHLBI · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI BORN, WILLI K · 2000 to 2007
$2.7M
Regulatory Role of Gama-Delta T cells in the Development of Pulmonary FibrosisK08HL089766 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SIMONIAN, PHILIP LEVON · 2007 to 2011
$662k
NHLBI NIH HHS 2R01 HL65410NHLBI NIH HHS HL062410NHLBI NIH HHS HL089766NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL089766NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL062410NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL065410NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044920
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-17 is a cytokine that plays an important role in orchestrating innate immune function. In addition, IL-17 has been shown to exacerbate autoimmune diseases. CD4(+) alphabeta T cells, gammadelta T cells, and NK cells all produce IL-17. Th17 cells are a newly defined alphabeta(+) T cell lineage characterized by IL-17 production. However, gammadelta T cells are often the major source of this cytokine. Their response can be very rapid during bacterial infections and has been shown to be protective, but IL-17-producing gammadelta T cells have also been found to exacerbate collagen-induced arthritis. Interestingly, some gammadelta T cells produce IL-17 in response to IL-23 alone, even in naïve animals, suggesting they are already differentiated and may develop differently than CD4(+) alphabeta Th17 cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesInterleukin-17MiceReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsInterleukin-17Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta

Identifiers

PMID18439808
PMCPMC2601685
OpenAlexW2091180924

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