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ReviewVaccines2013

Dendritic Cell-Induced Th1 and Th17 Cell Differentiation for Cancer Therapy.

Julia Terhune, Erik Berk, Brian J Czerniecki

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Review in Vaccines, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Immunological mechanisms in Meniere's disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  14. Chemically SynthesizedFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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  15. Differentiation and Regulation of TFrontiers in immunology · 2021
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  17. A Distinct Transcriptional Program in Human CAR T Cells Bearing the 4-1BB Signaling Domain Revealed by scRNA-Seq.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2020
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  18. The Role of Dendritic Cells in TB and HIV Infection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Julia TerhuneDepartment of Surgery and Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. jterhune@smail.umaryland.edu.
Erik BerkDepartment of Surgery and Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. erik.berk@uphs.upenn.edu.
Brian J CzernieckiDepartment of Surgery and Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. brian.czerniecki@uphs.upenn.edu.

Funding

A HER-2/neu pulsed DC1 vaccine for patients with DCISR01CA096997 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CZERNIECKI, BRIAN JOSEPH · 2003 to 2012
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA096997
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The success of cellular immunotherapies against cancer requires the generation of activated CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T-cells. The type of T-cell response generated (e.g., Th1 or Th2) will determine the efficacy of the therapy, and it is generally assumed that a type-1 response is needed for optimal cancer treatment. IL-17 producing T-cells (Th17/Tc17) play an important role in autoimmune diseases, but their function in cancer is more controversial. While some studies have shown a pro-cancerous role for IL-17, other studies have shown an anti-tumor function. The induction of polarized T-cell responses can be regulated by dendritic cells (DCs). DCs are key regulators of the immune system with the ability to affect both innate and adaptive immune responses. These properties have led many researchers to study the use of ex vivo manipulated DCs for the treatment of various diseases, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. While Th1/Tc1 cells are traditionally used for their potent anti-tumor responses, mounting evidence suggests Th17/Tc17 cells should be utilized by themselves or for the induction of optimal Th1 responses. It is therefore important to understand the factors involved in the induction of both type-1 and type-17 T-cell responses by DCs.

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cancerdendritic cell vaccineimmunotherapy

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PMID26344346
PMCPMC4494209

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