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ReviewHematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program2013

Natural killer cells and regulatory T cells: how to manipulate a graft for optimal GVL.

Michael R Verneris

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Review in Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Immunological effects of hypomethylating agents.Expert review of hematology · 2017
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  11. Association of peripheral NK cell counts with HeliosClinical and experimental immunology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael R Verneris1Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN.
University of Minnesota Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Lymphoid Tissue Inducer/NK22 Cells and Post-transplant Immune RecoveryR01AI100879 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI VERNERIS, MICHAEL R. · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI100879
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two of the major complications that limit the efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) are disease relapse and GVHD. Due to their rapid recovery early after allo-HCT and their ability to kill malignant targets without prior exposure, natural killer (NK) cells have been considered one of the main effector cells that mediate early GVL reactions. Conversely, regulatory T ells (Tregs) have proven to be critical in facilitating self-tolerance. Both murine and human studies have demonstrated a significant role for Tregs in the modulation of GVHD after allo-HCT. This article reviews the mechanisms of how these 2 cell types carry out these functions, focusing on the post-allo-HCT period. Surprisingly, relatively few studies have addressed how Tregs and NK cells interact with one another and whether these interactions are antagonistic. Although preclinical studies suggest active cross-talk between NK cells and Tregs, early clinical studies have not shown a detrimental impact of Treg therapy on relapse. Despite this, interruption of tolerogenic signals may enhance the efficacy of NK effector functions. Methods to transiently impair Treg functions and augment NK cell alloreactivity will be discussed.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationSelf ToleranceAllograftsCell CommunicationGraft vs Leukemia EffectHumansKiller Cells, NaturalT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

Identifiers

PMID24319201
PMCPMC4020013
OpenAlexW2145220889

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