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ReviewJournal of immunology research2014

Powering the immune system: mitochondria in immune function and deficiency.

Melissa A Walker, Stefano Volpi, Katherine B Sims, Jolan E Walter, Elisabetta Traggiai

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Melissa A WalkerDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Stefano VolpiDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, 16147 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7129-868X
Katherine B SimsDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Jolan E WalterDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Elisabetta TraggiaiNovartis Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Basel, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are critical subcellular organelles that are required for several metabolic processes, including oxidative phosphorylation, as well as signaling and tissue-specific processes. Current understanding of the role of mitochondria in both the innate and adaptive immune systems is expanding. Concurrently, immunodeficiencies arising from perturbation of mitochondrial elements are increasingly recognized. Recent observations of immune dysfunction and increased incidence of infection in patients with primary mitochondrial disorders further support an important role for mitochondria in the proper function of the immune system. Here we review current findings.

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Adaptive ImmunityGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmune SystemImmunity, InnateMitochondriaMitochondrial DiseasesModels, ImmunologicalMutation

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PMID25309931
PMCPMC4189529

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