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ReviewTrends in immunology2015

T follicular regulatory cells in the regulation of B cell responses.

Peter T Sage, Arlene H Sharpe

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 183 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
183citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

183 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 291 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peter T SageDepartment of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Arlene H SharpeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Arlene_Sharpe@hms.harvard.edu.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Transgenic/KnockoutP01AI056299 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI SHARPE, ARLENE H. · 2003 to 2023
$42.5M
VASCULAR, PULMONARY AND RENAL INJURYT32HL007627 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GIMBRONE, MICHAEL A, MITCHELL, RICHARD N · 1985 to 2019
$12.7M
In Vivo Function of the B7 Family of CostimulatorsR37AI038310 · NIAID · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SHARPE, ARLENE H. · 2006 to 2015
$4.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007627NHLBI NIH HHS T32HL007627NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI056299NIAID NIH HHS P01AI56299NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI038310NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI38310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High affinity antibodies result from interactions between B cells and T follicular helper (Tfh) cells in germinal centers (GCs). Recent studies have identified an effector subset of T regulatory cells termed T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells that specifically controls GC responses by suppressing Tfh and B cells. The discovery of Tfr cells has shed new light on pathways regulating humoral immunity that enable potent and specific responses to pathogens while restricting autoimmunity. Here, we review the current understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation and function of Tfr cells. In this context we discuss recent insights into the role of Tfh cells in disease, how this knowledge may be translated therapeutically, and important areas of further research.

Indexed as

AnimalsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationHumansImmunity, HumoralT-Lymphocytes, Regulatorygerminal centerhumoral immunityregulatory T cellsTfhTfrvaccination

Identifiers

PMID26091728
PMCPMC4508020
OpenAlexW1758151596

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