Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23765218›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2013

Immunomodulatory activity of recombinant Ricin toxin binding Subunit B (RTB).

Wensen Liu, Na Xu, Hongyan Yuan, Songyan Li, Linna Liu, Zhaoyang Pu, Jiayu Wan, Huiwen Wang, Yaping Chang, Ruisheng Li

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. 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

10 authors.

Wensen LiuInstitute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Zoonosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Changchun 130122, China. liuws85952@163.com.
Na Xu
Hongyan Yuan
Songyan Li
Linna Liu
Zhaoyang Pu
Jiayu Wan
Huiwen Wang
Yaping Chang
Ruisheng Li

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ricin toxin binding subunit B (RTB) is one of the subunits of the ricin protein. RTB has been used as adjuvant, but little is known about its mechanism. In this study, we found that RTB increased not only nitric oxide (NO) release, but also tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 production in mouse macrophage cell line RAW264.7 cells. They subsequently exhibited enhanced ConA-induced T-cell and LPS-induced B-cell proliferative responses. We also examined the cytokines that were produced from splenocytes following in vitro RTB administration. Increased levels of IL-2, interferon (IFN)-γ and TNF-α were observed, while IL-4 and IL-5 were unaffected. These results demonstrate that recombinant RTB can act on the immune system and activate T-cells by introducing a Th1 immune response. Th1 cells might be the primary cellular target affected by RTB. Our results suggest that the recombinant RTB can promote the activation of macrophages and has a beneficial effect on immunomodulatory activity.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCytokinesFemaleImmunologic FactorsMice, Inbred BALB CNitric OxideProtein SubunitsRecombinant ProteinsRicinSpleenCytokinesImmunologic FactorsNitric OxideProtein SubunitsRecombinant ProteinsRicin

Identifiers

PMID23765218
PMCPMC3709792

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.