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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2014

Ectopic lymphoid-like structures in infection, cancer and autoimmunity.

Costantino Pitzalis, Gareth W Jones, Michele Bombardieri, Simon A Jones

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 414 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

414 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Costantino PitzalisCentre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Gareth W JonesCardiff Institute for Infection and Immunity, The School of Medicine, Cardiff University, The Tenovus Building, Heath Campus, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK.
Michele BombardieriCentre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Simon A JonesCardiff Institute for Infection and Immunity, The School of Medicine, Cardiff University, The Tenovus Building, Heath Campus, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K020250/1Versus Arthritis 20089Versus Arthritis 20305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic lymphoid-like structures often develop at sites of inflammation where they influence the course of infection, autoimmune disease, cancer and transplant rejection. These lymphoid aggregates range from tight clusters of B cells and T cells to highly organized structures that comprise functional germinal centres. Although the mechanisms governing ectopic lymphoid neogenesis in human pathology remain poorly defined, the presence of ectopic lymphoid-like structures within inflamed tissues has been linked to both protective and deleterious outcomes in patients. In this Review, we discuss investigations in both experimental model systems and patient cohorts to provide a perspective on the formation and functions of ectopic lymphoid-like structures in human pathology, with particular reference to the clinical implications and the potential for therapeutic targeting.

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AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesBacterial InfectionsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationChemokinesChoristomaGerminal CenterGraft RejectionHumansInflammationLymphoid TissueMiceNeoplasmsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellChemokinesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID24948366

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