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ReviewImmunological reviews2016

Pentraxins in the activation and regulation of innate immunity.

Kenji Daigo, Antonio Inforzato, Isabella Barajon, Cecilia Garlanda, Barbara Bottazzi, Seppo Meri, Alberto Mantovani

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenji Daigo *Department of Inflammation and Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
Antonio Inforzato *Department of Inflammation and Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
Isabella BarajonHumanitas University, Rozzano, Italy.
Cecilia GarlandaDepartment of Inflammation and Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
Barbara BottazziDepartment of Inflammation and Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
Seppo MeriImmunobiology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.
Alberto MantovaniDepartment of Inflammation and Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
Humanitas University · ITFondazione Humanitas per la Ricerca · ITUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

European Research Council 669415
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humoral fluid phase pattern recognition molecules (PRMs) are a key component of the activation and regulation of innate immunity. Humoral PRMs are diverse. We focused on the long pentraxin PTX3 as a paradigmatic example of fluid phase PRMs. PTX3 acts as a functional ancestor of antibodies and plays a non-redundant role in resistance against selected microbes in mouse and man and in the regulation of inflammation. This molecule interacts with complement components, thus modulating complement activation. In particular, PTX3 regulates complement-driven macrophage-mediated tumor progression, acting as an extrinsic oncosuppressor in preclinical models and selected human tumors. Evidence collected over the years suggests that PTX3 is a biomarker and potential therapeutic agent in humans, and pave the way to translation of this molecule into the clinic.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkers, TumorComplement ActivationComplement System ProteinsC-Reactive ProteinHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationMacrophagesMiceNeoplasmsPentraxinsReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSerum Amyloid P-ComponentBiomarkers, TumorComplement System ProteinsC-Reactive ProteinPentraxinsReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSerum Amyloid P-Componentcancer-related inflammationcomplement activationinflammationopsonizationpentraxinsPTX3

Identifiers

PMID27782337
PMCPMC5412954
OpenAlexW2540977893

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