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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2016

Cytotoxic CD4 T Cells: Differentiation, Function, and Application to Dengue Virus Infection.

Yuan Tian, Alessandro Sette, Daniela Weiskopf

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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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. It is linked to trial NCT07158190 (Evaluation of T-cell Responses After Vaccination With the Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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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.

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.

NCT07158190 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of T-cell Responses After Vaccination With the Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (Takeda).

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2024 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsDengueArmsVaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Cytotoxic CD4Parasite immunology · 2026
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  5. T Cell Responses During Dengue Infection.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2026
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  6. Dengue Vaccines.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2026
    Review
  7. LANA-specific CD4Nature communications · 2025
    Article
  8. Human T Cell Responses to Flavivirus Vaccines.European journal of immunology · 2025
    Review
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  17. Lesional senescent CD4Frontiers in immunology · 2024
    Article
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  19. T cells in health and disease.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023
    Review
  20. Review

2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan TianDivision of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology , La Jolla, CA , USA.
Alessandro SetteDivision of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology , La Jolla, CA , USA.
Daniela WeiskopfDivision of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology , La Jolla, CA , USA.
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) has spread through most tropical and subtropical areas of the world and represents a serious public health problem. The control of DENV infection has not yet been fully successful due to lack of effective therapeutics or vaccines. Nevertheless, a better understanding of the immune responses against DENV infection may reveal new strategies for eliciting and improving antiviral immunity. T cells provide protective immunity against various viral infections by generating effector cells that cooperate to eliminate antigens and memory cells that can survive for long periods with enhanced abilities to control recurring pathogens. Following activation, CD8 T cells can migrate to sites of infection and kill infected cells, whereas CD4 T cells contribute to the elimination of pathogens by trafficking to infected tissues and providing help to innate immune responses, B cells, as well as CD8 T cells. However, it is now evident that CD4 T cells can also perform cytotoxic functions and induce the apoptosis of target cells. Importantly, accumulating studies demonstrate that cytotoxic CD4 T cells develop following DENV infections and may play a crucial role in protecting the host from severe dengue disease. We review our current understanding of the differentiation and function of cytotoxic CD4 T cells, with a focus on DENV infection, and discuss the potential of harnessing these cells for the prevention and treatment of DENV infection and disease.

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CD4 T cellscytotoxicitydengue virusprotectionvaccines

Identifiers

PMID28003809
PMCPMC5141332
OpenAlexW2560755407

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