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ReviewThe ocular surface2017

Review: The function of regulatory T cells at the ocular surface.

William Foulsham, Anna Marmalidou, Afsaneh Amouzegar, Giulia Coco, Yihe Chen, Reza Dana

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In one paragraph

Review in The ocular surface, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Immunopathogenesis of uveitis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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  8. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells promote allograft survival by suppressing regulatory T cell dysfunction in high-risk corneal transplantation.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2024
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  13. Immune regulation of the ocular surface.Experimental eye research · 2022
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  16. CD4International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William FoulshamSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Anna MarmalidouSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Afsaneh AmouzegarSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Giulia CocoSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Yihe ChenSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Reza DanaSchepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Reza_Dana@meei.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

Funding

MECHANISMS OF SENSITIZATION IN HIGH-RISK CORNEAL GRAFTSR01EY012963 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI DANA, REZA · 2000 to 2025
$15.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY012963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical modulators of immune homeostasis. Tregs maintain peripheral tolerance to self-antigens, thereby preventing autoimmune disease. Furthermore, Tregs suppress excessive immune responses deleterious to the host. Recent research has deepened our understanding of how Tregs function at the ocular surface. This manuscript describes the classification, the immunosuppressive mechanisms, and the phenotypic plasticity of Tregs. We review the contribution of Tregs to ocular surface autoimmune disease, as well as the function of Tregs in allergy and infection at the ocular surface. Finally, we review the role of Tregs in promoting allotolerance in corneal transplantation.

Indexed as

T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryEyeHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunosuppressive AgentsAllergic eye diseaseCorneal transplantationRegulatory T cells

Identifiers

PMID28576753
PMCPMC5623071
OpenAlexW2618420738

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Registered trials

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