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ReviewTrends in molecular medicine2017

Pathogenesis of Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cellular Perspective.

Vaishali R Moulton, Abel Suarez-Fueyo, Esra Meidan, Hao Li, Masayuki Mizui, George C Tsokos

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Review in Trends in molecular medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 222 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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222citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
27.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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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

222 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 475 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vaishali R MoultonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: vmoulton@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Abel Suarez-FueyoDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Esra MeidanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Hao LiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Masayuki MizuiDepartment of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
George C TsokosDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: gtsokos@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USHarvard University · USBoston Children's Hospital · USOsaka University · JP

Funding

Expanded Double Negative T cells in SLE.R01AI085567 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2010 to 2025
$6.8M
LYMPHOCYTE SIGNALING DEFECTS IN PATIENTS WITH LUPUSR01AI042269 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 1998 to 2017
$6.8M
Gene transcription in SLER37AI049954 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2013 to 2022
$4.8M
Phosphatases in Human LupusR01AI068787 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2007 to 2016
$4.1M
Role of splicing factor SRSF1 in T cell function and autoimmunityR01AR068974 · NIAMS · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ADAMOPOULOS, IANNIS ELIAS · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
Targeting CaMK4 in SLER01AR064350 · NIAMS · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2013 to 2017
$1.8M
Role and regulation of the splicing factor ASF/SF2 in human T lymphocyte physioloK01AR060781 · NIAMS · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MOULTON, VAISHALI · 2012 to 2016
$587k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042269NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068787NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085567NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI049954NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR060781NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064350NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organs. A complex interaction of genetics, environment, and hormones leads to immune dysregulation and breakdown of tolerance to self-antigens, resulting in autoantibody production, inflammation, and destruction of end-organs. Emerging evidence on the role of these factors has increased our knowledge of this complex disease, guiding therapeutic strategies and identifying putative biomarkers. Recent findings include the characterization of genetic/epigenetic factors linked to SLE, as well as cellular effectors. Novel observations have provided an improved understanding of the contribution of tissue-specific factors and associated damage, T and B lymphocytes, as well as innate immune cell subsets and their corresponding abnormalities. The intricate web of involved factors and pathways dictates the adoption of tailored therapeutic approaches to conquer this disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesHumansInflammationLupus Erythematosus, SystemicT-LymphocytesAutoantibodiesautoimmunityimmune cellsSLE

Identifiers

PMID28623084
PMCPMC5650102
OpenAlexW2625419804

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