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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2016

NK Cells and Other Innate Lymphoid Cells in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Paola Vacca, Elisa Montaldo, Daniele Croxatto, Francesca Moretta, Alice Bertaina, Chiara Vitale, Franco Locatelli, Maria Cristina Mingari, Lorenzo Moretta

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Paola VaccaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova , Genova , Italy.
Elisa MontaldoDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Gene Therapy, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milano , Italy.
Daniele CroxattoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova , Genova , Italy.
Francesca MorettaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Ospedale Sacro Cuore Negrar, Verona, Italy.
Alice BertainaDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , Rome , Italy.
Chiara VitaleDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; U.O. Immunology IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy.
Franco LocatelliDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Maria Cristina MingariDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; U.O. Immunology IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy; Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca Biomedica - CEBR, Genova, Italy.
Lorenzo MorettaDepartment of Immunology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , Rome , Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells play a major role in the T-cell depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) to cure high-risk leukemias. NK cells belong to the expanding family of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). At variance with NK cells, the other ILC populations (ILC1/2/3) are non-cytolytic, while they secrete different patterns of cytokines. ILCs provide host defenses against viruses, bacteria, and parasites, drive lymphoid organogenesis, and contribute to tissue remodeling. In haplo-HSCT patients, the extensive T-cell depletion is required to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) but increases risks of developing a wide range of life-threatening infections. However, these patients may rely on innate defenses that are reconstituted more rapidly than the adaptive ones. In this context, ILCs may represent important players in the early phases following transplantation. They may contribute to tissue homeostasis/remodeling and lymphoid tissue reconstitution. While the reconstitution of NK cell repertoire and its role in haplo-HSCT have been largely investigated, little information is available on ILCs. Of note, CD34(+) cells isolated from different sources of HSC may differentiate in vitro toward various ILC subsets. Moreover, cytokines released from leukemia blasts (e.g., IL-1β) may alter the proportions of NK cells and ILC3, suggesting the possibility that leukemia may skew the ILC repertoire. Further studies are required to define the timing of ILC development and their potential protective role after HSCT.

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GVHDhematopoietic stem cell transplantationinnate lymphoid cellsNK cells

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PMCPMC4870263

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