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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2014

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-derived lipid mediators and T cell function.

Anna Nicolaou, Claudio Mauro, Paula Urquhart, Federica Marelli-Berg

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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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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

38 citing papers in PubMed, 70 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna NicolaouManchester Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
Claudio MauroCentre for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London , London , UK.
Paula UrquhartManchester Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
Federica Marelli-BergCentre for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London , London , UK.
Queen Mary University of London · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/12/38/29640British Heart Foundation RG/14/2/30616
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatty acids are involved in T cell biology both as nutrients important for energy production as well as signaling molecules. In particular, polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to exhibit a range of immunomodulatory properties that progress through T cell mediated events, although the molecular mechanisms of these actions have not yet been fully elucidated. Some of these immune activities are linked to polyunsaturated fatty acid-induced alteration of the composition of cellular membranes and the consequent changes in signaling pathways linked to membrane raft-associated proteins. However, significant aspects of the polyunsaturated fatty acid bioactivities are mediated through their transformation to specific lipid mediators, products of cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase, or cytochrome P450 enzymatic reactions. Resulting bioactive metabolites including prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and endocannabinoids are produced by and/or act upon T leukocytes through cell surface receptors and have been shown to alter T cell activation and differentiation, proliferation, cytokine production, motility, and homing events. Detailed appreciation of the mode of action of these lipids presents opportunities for the design and development of therapeutic strategies aimed at regulating T cell function.

Indexed as

cyclooxygenaseeicosanoidsendocannabinoidsleukotrieneslipoxygenasepolyunsaturated fatty acidsprostaglandinsT cells

Identifiers

PMID24611066
PMCPMC3933826
OpenAlexW2104540250

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