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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2017

Immune regulation by glucocorticoids.

Derek W Cain, John A Cidlowski

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04233164 (Genomic Effects of Glucocorticoids in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), which is not on this map. Cited by 974 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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974citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
80.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT04233164 early_phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Genomic Effects of Glucocorticoids in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)Ran2020 to 2022Enrolled47ConditionsSystemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE)ArmsSolu-Medrol 1mg/kg, Solu-Medrol 250 mg
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

974 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,700 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. SEOM-GGCC clinical guidelines for the prophylaxis of infectious diseases in patients with cancer (UPDATE 2026).Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  20. Stressor- and Tissue-Specific Regulation of the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System Across Epithelial Tissues in Rainbow Trout.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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914 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Derek W CainSignal Transduction Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
John A CidlowskiSignal Transduction Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Glucocorticoid Hormone ActionZIAES090057 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CIDLOWSKI, JOHN A. · 2009 to 2025
$44.9M
Flow CytometryZICES102486 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BORTNER, CARL · 2009 to 2025
$24.0M
ApoptosisZIAES090079 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CIDLOWSKI, JOHN A. · 2009 to 2022
$12.8M
GLUCOCORTICOID HORMONE ACTIONZ01ES090057 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CIDLOWSKI, JOHN A. · 1996 to 2008
$4.1M
Molecular Dynamics Conformation Of Opioid PeptidesZ01ES090079 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CIDLOWSKI, JOHN A. · 1996 to 2008
$3.3M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES090057Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES090079Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES090057Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES090079Intramural NIH HHS ZIC ES102486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endogenous glucocorticoids are crucial to various physiological processes, including metabolism, development and inflammation. Since 1948, synthetic glucocorticoids have been used to treat various immune-related disorders. The mechanisms that underlie the immunosuppressive properties of these hormones have been intensely scrutinized, and it is widely appreciated that glucocorticoids have pleiotropic effects on the immune system. However, a clear picture of the cellular and molecular basis of glucocorticoid action has remained elusive. In this Review, we distil several decades of intense (and often conflicting) research that defines the interface between the endocrine stress response and the immune system.

Indexed as

AnimalsGlucocorticoidsHumansImmune SystemImmunosuppressive AgentsInflammationGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive Agents

Identifiers

PMID28192415
PMCPMC9761406
OpenAlexW2587941297

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