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ReviewDigestive diseases and sciences2011

The regulation of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in gut immune homeostasis.

Ming Li, Ji Zhang, Yuzhang Wu, Jintao Li

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Review in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ming LiInstitute of Immunology, PLA, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China. liming118111@yahoo.com.cn
Ji Zhang
Yuzhang Wu
Jintao Li
Army Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is a novel IL-7-like cytokine that exerts immunomodulatory effects and is constitutively expressed by intestinal epithelial cells in response to commensal bacteria colonization. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin can directly or indirectly promote Th2 and Treg responses, and is believed to inhibit Th1 and Th17 responses and limit the expression of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-17 and IFN-γ. In response to infection by enteric pathogens, intestinal epithelial cells upregulate thymic stromal lymphopoietin expression in order to generate balance between inflammation and immune clearance. Recently, however, aberrant expression of thymic stromal lymphopoietin has been associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Thus, we sought to examine the relationship between the TLSP-TSLPR pathway and inflammation in hopes of contributing to the search for a novel therapeutic target to treat a variety of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial InfectionsCytokinesHelminthiasisHomeostasisHumansInflammationInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17IntestinesMiceThymic Stromal LymphopoietinT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerVirus DiseasesCytokinesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin

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PMID21318591
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