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ReviewTrends in immunology2014

Ontogeny of early life immunity.

David J Dowling, Ofer Levy

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 231 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

231 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

David J DowlingDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ofer LevyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: ofer.levy@childrens.harvard.edu.

Funding

Modeling distinct neonatal purine metabolism to inform vaccine developmentR01AI100135 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEVY, OFER · 2012 to 2016
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NIAID NIH HHS 1R01AI100135-01NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI100135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human immune system comprises cellular and molecular components designed to coordinately prevent infection while avoiding potentially harmful inflammation and autoimmunity. Immunity varies with age, reflecting unique age-dependent challenges including fetal gestation, the neonatal phase, and infancy. Here, we review novel mechanistic insights into early life immunity, with an emphasis on emerging models of human immune ontogeny, which may inform age-specific translational development of novel anti-infectives, immunomodulators, and vaccines.

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AgingAnti-Infective AgentsHumansImmune SystemImmunityImmunomodulationInfantInfant, NewbornInfectionsVaccinesAnti-Infective AgentsVaccinesdendritic cellimmune ontogenynewborn infantToll-like receptorvaccines

Identifiers

PMID24880460
PMCPMC4109609

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