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ReviewNature immunology2011

T-bet in disease.

Vanja Lazarevic, Laurie H Glimcher

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Review in Nature immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Vanja LazarevicDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Laurie H Glimcher

Funding

The function of T Bet in EAEP01NS038037 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI WEINER, HOWARD L · 2000 to 2010
$12.8M
Role of T-bet in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisZIABC011431 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LAZAREVIC, VANJA · 2012 to 2025
$9.7M
T-bet and Tumor ImmunityR01CA112663 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GLIMCHER, LAURIE HOLLIS · 2005 to 2015
$3.3M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011431NCI NIH HHS CA112663NCI NIH HHS R01 CA112663NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS038037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The activation of immune-defense mechanisms in response to a microbial attack must be robust and appropriately tailored to fight particular types of pathogens. Infection with intracellular microorganisms elicits a type 1 inflammatory response characterized by mobilization of T helper type 1 (T(H)1) cells to the site of infection, where they are responsible for the recruitment and activation of macrophages. At the center of the type 1 inflammatory response is the transcription factor T-bet, a critical regulator of the T(H)1 differentiation program. T-bet induces the production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and orchestrates the T(H)1 cell-migratory program by regulating the expression of chemokines and chemokine receptors. However, tight regulation of the type 1 inflammatory response is essential for the prevention of immunopathology and the development of organ-specific autoimmunity. In this review, we discuss how T-bet expression drives autoaggressive and inflammatory processes and how its function in vivo must be delicately balanced to avoid disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsAsthmaAutoimmune DiseasesCommunicable DiseasesHumansImmunity, CellularInflammationLymphocyte ActivationMacrophagesMiceT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerT-bet Transcription FactorT-Box Domain Proteins

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PMID21685955
PMCPMC6290474

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