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ReviewF1000Research2015

Defining the functional states of Th17 cells.

Youjin Lee, Vijay Kuchroo

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Review in F1000Research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Aiolos and Eos drive distinct human TH17 functional states.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  9. Systems-based approaches to study immunometabolism.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2022
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  10. TNF plays a crucial role in inflammation by signaling via T cell TNFR2.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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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.

Youjin LeeEvergrande Center for Immumnologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Vijay KuchrooEvergrande Center for Immumnologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA; Genomic and Biotechnology Section, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms governing T helper (Th) cell differentiation and function have revealed a complex network of transcriptional and protein regulators. Cytokines not only initiate the differentiation of CD4 Th cells into subsets but also influence the identity, plasticity and effector function of a T cell. Of the subsets, Th17 cells, named for producing interleukin 17 (IL-17) as their signature cytokine, secrete a cohort of other cytokines, including IL-22, IL-21, IL-10, IL-9, IFNγ, and GM-CSF.  In recent years, Th17 cells have emerged as key players in host defense against both extracellular pathogens and fungal infections, but they have also been implicated as one of the main drivers in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity, likely mediated in part by the cytokines that they produce. Advances in high throughput genomic sequencing have revealed unexpected heterogeneity in Th17 cells and, as a consequence, may have tremendous impact on our understanding of their functional diversity. The assortment in gene expression may also identify different functional states of Th17 cells. This review aims to understand the interplay between the cytokine regulators that drive Th17 cell differentiation and functional states in Th17 cells.

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cytokine signalinginflammationTh17T helper cells

Identifiers

PMID27006754
PMCPMC4797958
OpenAlexW1827430542

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