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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2014

Bovine γδ T cells are a major regulatory T cell subset.

Efrain Guzman, Jayne Hope, Geraldine Taylor, Adrian L Smith, Carolina Cubillos-Zapata, Bryan Charleston

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 151 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Efrain GuzmanThe Pirbright Institute, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom; efrain.guzman@pirbright.ac.uk.
Jayne HopeThe Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh, Midlothian EH259RG, United Kingdom; and.
Geraldine TaylorThe Pirbright Institute, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom;
Adrian L SmithDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom.
Carolina Cubillos-ZapataThe Pirbright Institute, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom;
Bryan CharlestonThe Pirbright Institute, Surrey GU24 0NF, United Kingdom;
The Pirbright Institute · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D001536/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/F013590/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/I/00001373Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/I/00001709Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/I/00001715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In humans and mice, γδ T cells represent <5% of the total circulating lymphocytes. In contrast, the γδ T cell compartment in ruminants accounts for 15-60% of the total circulating mononuclear lymphocytes. Despite the existence of CD4(+)CD25(high) Foxp3(+) T cells in the bovine system, these are neither anergic nor suppressive. We present evidence showing that bovine γδ T cells are the major regulatory T cell subset in peripheral blood. These γδ T cells spontaneously secrete IL-10 and proliferate in response to IL-10, TGF-β, and contact with APCs. IL-10-expressing γδ T cells inhibit Ag-specific and nonspecific proliferation of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in vitro. APC subsets expressing IL-10 and TFG-β regulate proliferation of γδ T cells producing IL-10. We propose that γδ T cells are a major regulatory T cell population in the bovine system.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigensCattleCell ProliferationInterleukin-10MiceReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaAntigensInterleukin-10Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaTransforming Growth Factor beta

Identifiers

PMID24890724
PMCPMC4065783
OpenAlexW1880663945

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