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ReviewImmunology2015

Inflammation-associated genes: risks and benefits to Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell function.

Richard A O'Connor, Stephen M Anderton

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Review in Immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Effect of aging on sputum inflammation and asthma control.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2017
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  9. Are genetic tests informative in predicting food allergy?Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology · 2016
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Richard A O'ConnorMRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research and Centre for Immunity Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Stephen M AndertonMRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research and Centre for Immunity Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0801924Medical Research Council G1100084Wellcome Trust 095831
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foxp3(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells prevent the development of autoimmunity and immunopathology, as well as maintaining homeostasis and tolerance to commensal microorganisms. The suppressive activity of Treg cells is their defining characteristic, generating great interest in their therapeutic potential. However, suppressive and effector functions are not entirely exclusive. Considerable evidence points to the ability of supposedly anti-inflammatory Foxp3-expressing Treg cells to also express transcription factors that have been characterized as cardinal drivers of T effector cell function. We will consider the mounting evidence that Treg cells can function in non-suppressive capacities and review the impetus for this functional change, its relevance to developing immune and autoimmune responses and its significance to the development of Treg-based therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsCytokinesForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunophenotypingInflammationInflammation MediatorsPhenotypeReceptors, CytokineT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription FactorsCytokinesForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanGenetic MarkersInflammation MediatorsReceptors, CytokineTranscription Factorsautoimmunitycytokine receptorscytokinesFoxp3regulatory T cellstranscription factors

Identifiers

PMID26190495
PMCPMC4582961
OpenAlexW1932716106

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