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Trial reportPloS one2014

Enhanced virus-specific CD8+ T cell responses by Listeria monocytogenes-infected dendritic cells in the context of Tim-3 blockade.

Cheng J Ma, Jun P Ren, Guang Y Li, Xiao Y Wu, Dirk G Brockstedt, Peter Lauer, Jonathan P Moorman, Zhi Q Yao

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Review
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  5. Role of Tim-3 in hepatitis B virus infection: An overview.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng J MaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
Jun P RenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
Guang Y LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
Xiao Y WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
Dirk G BrockstedtAduro BioTech, Inc. Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Peter LauerAduro BioTech, Inc. Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Jonathan P MoormanHepatitis (HCV/HIV) Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
Zhi Q YaoHepatitis (HCV/HIV) Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America ; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America.
East Tennessee State University · USAduro BioTech (United States) · US

Funding

Tim-3-mediated IL-12 dysregulation in antiviral responses to HCV infectionR01DK093526 · NIDDK · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI YAO, ZHI Q. · 2012 to 2015
$1.2M
The role of NK cells in immunodysregulation by hepatitis C virusR15AI103828 · NIAID · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MOORMAN, JONATHAN P · 2013 to 2013
$438k
NIAID NIH HHS 1R15AI103828-01NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI103828NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK093526NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK093526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we engineered Listeria monocytogens (Lm) by deleting the LmΔactA/ΔinlB virulence determinants and inserting HCV-NS5B consensus antigens to develop a therapeutic vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We tested this recombinant Lm-HCV vaccine in triggering of innate and adaptive immune responses in vitro using immune cells from HCV-infected and uninfected individuals. This live-attenuated Lm-HCV vaccine could naturally infect human dendritic cells (DC), thereby driving DC maturation and antigen presentation, producing Th1 cytokines, and triggering CTL responses in uninfected individuals. However, vaccine responses were diminished when using DC and T cells derived from chronically HCV-infected individuals, who express higher levels of inhibitory molecule Tim-3 on immune cells. Notably, blocking Tim-3 signaling significantly improved the innate and adaptive immune responses in chronically HCV-infected patients, indicating that novel strategies to enhance the potential of antigen presentation and cellular responses are essential for developing an effective therapeutic vaccine against HCV infection.

Indexed as

CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2Hepatitis C, ChronicHumansListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMaleMembrane ProteinsSignal TransductionTh1 CellsViral Hepatitis VaccinesHAVCR2 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2Membrane ProteinsViral Hepatitis Vaccines

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PMID24498204
PMCPMC3909257
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