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ReviewMediators of inflammation2016

Balancing Inflammation: The Link between Th17 and Regulatory T Cells.

Maggie L Diller, Ragini R Kudchadkar, Keith A Delman, David H Lawson, Mandy L Ford

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In one paragraph

Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
64citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

64 citing papers in PubMed, 146 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maggie L DillerDepartment of Surgery of Emory University, 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Ragini R KudchadkarDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road No. C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Keith A DelmanDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road No. C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
David H LawsonDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road No. C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Mandy L FordEmory Transplant Center of Emory University, 5105 Woodruff Memorial Research Building, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Emory University · US

Funding

The Impact of Cancer on the Pathophysiology of SepsisR01GM104323 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI COOPERSMITH, CRAIG M, FORD, MANDY L · 2013 to 2021
$2.4M
The Impact of Chronic Alcohol Abuse on the Pathophysiology of SepsisR01GM109779 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI COOPERSMITH, CRAIG M, FORD, MANDY L · 2014 to 2017
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104323NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD4(+) T cell compartments in mouse and man are composed of multiple distinct subsets each possessing unique phenotypic and functional characteristics. IL-17-producing CD4(+) T cells (Th17 cells) represent a distinct subset of the CD4(+) T cell lineage. Recent evidence suggests that Th17 cells carry out effector functions similar to cytotoxic CD8(+) T cells and play an important role in the clearance of extracellular pathogens and fungi. Th17 cell differentiation and function are closely related to the development and function of regulatory T cells (TREG). The balance between these two cell populations is essential for immune homeostasis and dysregulation of this balance has been implicated in a variety of inflammatory conditions including autoimmunity, allograft rejection, and tumorigenesis. Emerging evidence reports a significant amount of plasticity between the Th17 and regulatory T cell compartments, and the mechanisms by which these cells communicate and influence each other are just beginning to be understood. In this review, we highlight recent findings detailing the mechanisms driving Th17 and TREG plasticity and discuss the biologic consequences of their unique relationship.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansInflammationModels, BiologicalTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

Identifiers

PMID27413254
PMCPMC4930807
OpenAlexW2432070451

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