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ArticleTrends in parasitology2017

Parasites Dampen Dendritic Cell Activation to Ensure Their Survival.

Esther von Stebut

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Article in Trends in parasitology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Human Dendritic Cell Maturation Is Modulated byTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024
    Article
  2. Frontiers in microbiology · 2018
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Esther von StebutDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: vonstebu@uni-mainz.de.
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical for induction of protective immunity against Leishmania major. However, DC activation occurs only several weeks after parasite transmission. Parasites synthesize a macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) ligand. Engagement of Mincle by the parasite ligand dampens DC activation, thus delaying induction of interferon-γ-producing T cells responsible for parasite eradication.

Indexed as

Dendritic CellsLectins, C-TypeLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisLigandsT-LymphocytesLectins, C-TypeLigands

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PMID27988097
OpenAlexW2563749483

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