Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28375543›Full record

ReviewImmunology2017

CD8 T-cell regulation by T regulatory cells and the programmed cell death protein 1 pathway.

Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster

Open access · bronzeAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. TGF-β signaling mediates crosstalk between CD8Journal of biomedical science · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Early type I IFN blockade improves the efficacy of viral vaccines.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2020
    Article
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pablo Penaloza-MacMasterDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9986-4906
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Virology and Immunology Technology CoreP30AI117943 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathryn Rose Macapagal · 2015 to 2026
$38.4M
Development of Immune-Modulated HIV VaccinesK22AI118421 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI PENALOZA, PABLO · 2016 to 2017
$270k
NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI118421NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI117943
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary function of the immune system is to protect the host from infectious microorganisms and cancers. However, a major component of the immune response involves the direct elimination of cells in the body and the induction of systemic inflammation, which may result in life-threatening immunopathology. Therefore, the immune system has developed complex mechanisms to regulate itself with a specialized subset of CD4 T lymphocytes (referred to as regulatory T cells) and immune checkpoint pathways, such as the programmed cell death protein 1 pathway. These immune regulatory mechanisms can be exploited by pathogens and tumours to establish persistence in the host, warranting a deeper understanding of how to fine-tune immune responses during these chronic diseases. Here, I discuss various features of immune regulatory pathways and what important aspects must be considered in the next generation of therapies to reverse immune exhaustion, understanding that this process is a natural mechanism to prevent the host from destroying itself.

Indexed as

AnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorimmune checkpointsimmune exhaustionimmune memorylymphocytic choriomeningitis virusregulatory T cells

Identifiers

PMID28375543
PMCPMC5418463
OpenAlexW2605207424

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.