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ReviewCytokine2015

Interleukin 12 (IL-12) family cytokines: Role in immune pathogenesis and treatment of CNS autoimmune disease.

Lin Sun, Chang He, Lekha Nair, Justine Yeung, Charles E Egwuagu

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Review in Cytokine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
125citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 222 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lin SunMolecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Chang HeMolecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Lekha NairMolecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Justine YeungMolecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Charles E EgwuaguMolecular Immunology Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA. Electronic address: egwuaguc@nei.nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · USNational Eye Institute · US

Funding

Development of Immunologic therapies against uveitisZIAEY000350 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI EGWUAGU, CHARLES E · 2009 to 2025
$6.7M
Mechanisms of immune homeostasis and regulation of intraocular inflammationZIAEY000372 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI EGWUAGU, CHARLES E · 2009 to 2025
$6.5M
Role of IL-12 family cytokines in human autoimmune UveitisZIAEY000262 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI EGWUAGU, CHARLES E · 2009 to 2025
$5.9M
Regulation of JAK/STAT pathways in the eyeZIAEY000315 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI EGWUAGU, CHARLES E · 2009 to 2025
$5.4M
T LYMPHOCYTES OF THE GAMMA DELTA LINEAGE IN UVEITISZ01EY000262 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI EGWUAGU, CHARLES E · 1990 to 2008
$944k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 EY000262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokines play crucial roles in coordinating the activities of innate and adaptive immune systems. In response to pathogen recognition, innate immune cells secrete cytokines that inform the adaptive immune system about the nature of the pathogen and instruct naïve T cells to differentiate into the appropriate T cell subtypes required to clear the infection. These include Interleukins, Interferons and other immune-regulatory cytokines that exhibit remarkable functional redundancy and pleiotropic effects. The focus of this review, however, is on the enigmatic Interleukin 12 (IL-12) family of cytokines. This family of cytokines plays crucial roles in shaping immune responses during antigen presentation and influence cell-fate decisions of differentiating naïve T cells. They also play essential roles in regulating functions of a variety of effector cells, making IL-12 family cytokines important therapeutic targets or agents in a number of inflammatory diseases, such as the CNS autoimmune diseases, uveitis and multiple sclerosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigen PresentationCell DifferentiationEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalHumansInflammationInterleukin-12Interleukin-23InterleukinsMiceMultiple SclerosisTh17 CellsT-LymphocytesUveitisInterleukin-12Interleukin-23interleukin-35, humanInterleukinsMYDGF protein, humanAdoptive B cell therapyAutoimmune diseaseCytokine therapyIL-12 family cytokinesRegulatory B cells (Bregs and i35-Bregs)

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PMID25796985
PMCPMC4553122
OpenAlexW1983682342

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