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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2008

The Yin and Yang of interleukin-21 in allergy, autoimmunity and cancer.

Rosanne Spolski, Warren J Leonard

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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 67 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 138 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Progress of IL-21 and Tfh Mediated Immunotherapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2024
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  7. The Yin-Yang Dynamics in Cancer Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosanne SpolskiLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-1674, USA. spolskirj@nhlbi.nih.gov
Warren J Leonard
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute · US

Funding

IL-2 RECEPTOR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONZ01HL005401 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI LEONARD, WARREN J · 1992 to 2008
$2.6M
IL-2 Family Cytokines and their Receptors-- Biology of the IL-21 systemZ01HL005408 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI LEONARD, WARREN J · 2008 to 2008
$668k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HL005401Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HL999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-21 is a type I cytokine that like IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-15 shares the common cytokine receptor gamma chain, gamma(c). IL-21 is produced by activated CD4(+) T cells, NKT cells, and Th17 cells and has pleiotropic actions on a range of lymphoid lineages. IL-21 regulates immunoglobulin production and drives B cell terminal differentiation into plasma cells, cooperatively expands CD8(+) T cells and drives Th17 differentiation, has inhibitory effects on antigen presentation by dendritic cells, and can be pro-apoptotic for B and NK cells. Moreover, IL-21 has potent anti-tumor effects and is implicated in the development of autoimmune diseases. Regulating IL-21 actions in vivo therefore has clinical potential for a range of diseases and is an area of active investigation.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansHypersensitivity, ImmediateInterleukin-21InterleukinsLymphocyte ActivationMiceNeoplasmsReceptors, Interleukin-21Interleukin-21InterleukinsReceptors, Interleukin-21

Identifiers

PMID18554883
PMCPMC2546604
OpenAlexW2064912737

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