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ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2016

Low-Dose IL-2 in the Treatment of Lupus.

Masayuki Mizui, George C Tsokos

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Review in Current rheumatology reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-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

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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The role of FOXP3Clinical and experimental immunology · 2019
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  13. Novel Treatments in Lupus.Frontiers in immunology · 2018
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  15. IL-23 Limits the Production of IL-2 and Promotes Autoimmunity in Lupus.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2017
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  17. T cells and autoimmune kidney disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2017
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  19. SLE-Associated Defects Promote Altered T Cell Function.Critical reviews in immunology · 2017
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Masayuki MizuiDepartment of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. mmizui@kid.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.
George C TsokosDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, CLS-937, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. gtsokos@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USOsaka University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent extensive research on interleukin-2 (IL-2)/IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) biology has revealed its critical role in the regulation of immune tolerance by influencing regulatory T (Treg) cell functions and survival. Since in vivo low-dose IL-2 administration in humans has been confirmed to be safe and effective in expanding Treg, it is likely that it may be considered for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematousus (SLE). A recent clinical trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of low-dose IL-2 treatment on SLE. In SLE, T cells show aberrant function such as deficient IL-2 production and abnormal signaling events. Expansion of Treg by IL-2 represents a specific strategy to control self-tolerance; however, restoration of abnormal immune function and responses should be addressed more carefully in patients with SLE considering the complexity of disease etiology and pathogenesis.

Indexed as

HumansImmune ToleranceInterleukin-2Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryInterleukin-2Interleukin-2low-dose IL-2 treatmentregulatory T cellsSystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID27734211
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