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ReviewCytokine2015

Mast cell production and response to IL-4 and IL-13.

Jamie J A McLeod, Bianca Baker, John J Ryan

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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 107 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
107citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

107 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 204 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Mechanisms of Immunoglobulin E Sensitizations in Atopic Dermatitis.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2025
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47 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jamie J A McLeodDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284, United States. Electronic address: mcleodjj@vcu.edu.
Bianca BakerDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284, United States.
John J RyanDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284, United States.
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Virginia Commonwealth University IRADCAK12GM093857 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI DANIEL C BULLARD, John J Ryan · 2010 to 2026
$7.0M
IL-10 Regulates Mast Cell Function and SurvivalR01AI059638 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI RYAN, JOHN J · 2007 to 2017
$3.8M
Control of IgG-mediated Inflammation by Fyn and Lyn KinasesR01AI101153 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI RYAN, JOHN J · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI059638NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI101153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-4 was identified as the first cytokine to be produced by mast cells and is responsible for promoting mast cell IL-13 production. IL-4 and IL-13 play a prominent role in stimulating and maintaining the allergic response. As closely related genes, IL-4 and IL-13 share a common receptor subunit, IL-4Rα, necessary for signaling. Here we summarize the literature on mast cell activation associated with IL-4 and IL-13 production, including downstream signaling. We also describe the positive and negative roles each cytokine plays in mast cell immunity and detail the differences that exist between mouse and human mast cell responses to IL-4 and IL-13.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnimalsAsthmaCytokinesHumansHypersensitivityImmune SystemInflammationInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Mast CellsMiceReceptors, Interleukin-4Signal TransductionAdrenal Cortex HormonesCytokinesIL13 protein, humanIL4 protein, humanInterleukin-13Interleukin-4Receptors, Interleukin-4IL-13IL-4Interleukin-13Interleukin-4Mast cells

Identifiers

PMID26088754
PMCPMC4532630
OpenAlexW657751950

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