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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2014

Responses of innate immune cells to group A Streptococcus.

Christina Fieber, Pavel Kovarik

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. The Role of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Rheumatic Heart Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  17. Evaluation of IL-17D in Host Immunity to Group AJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina FieberMax F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria.
Pavel KovarikMax F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria.
Max Perutz Labs · ATUniversity of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF I 1621Austrian Science Fund FWF P 24540Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1220
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group A Streptococcus (GAS), also called Streptococcus pyogenes, is a Gram-positive beta-hemolytic human pathogen which causes a wide range of mostly self-limiting but also several life-threatening diseases. Innate immune responses are fundamental for defense against GAS, yet their activation by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and GAS-derived pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) is incompletely understood. In recent years, the use of animal models together with the powerful tools of human molecular genetics began shedding light onto the molecular mechanisms of innate immune defense against GAS. The signaling adaptor MyD88 was found to play a key role in launching the immune response against GAS in both humans and mice, suggesting that PRRs of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family are involved in sensing this pathogen. The specific TLRs and their ligands have yet to be identified. Following GAS recognition, induction of cytokines such as TNF and type I interferons (IFNs), leukocyte recruitment, phagocytosis, and the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been recognized as key events in host defense. A comprehensive knowledge of these mechanisms is needed in order to understand their frequent failure against GAS immune evasion strategies.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAnimalsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMacrophagesReceptors, Pattern RecognitionStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesReceptors, Pattern Recognitiongroup A Streptococcusinnate immune responseStreptococcus pyogenes

Identifiers

PMID25325020
PMCPMC4183118
OpenAlexW2052763302

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