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ArticleImmunology and cell biology2017

dNK cells facilitate the interaction between trophoblastic and endothelial cells via VEGF-C and HGF.

Liyang Ma, Guanlin Li, Guangming Cao, Yuchun Zhu, Mei-Rong Du, Yangyu Zhao, Hao Wang, Yanlei Liu, Yanyan Yang, Yu-Xia Li and 3 more

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Article in Immunology and cell biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Endometrial TGFβ signaling fosters early pregnancy development by remodeling the fetomaternal interface.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2023
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  15. Placental Development and Pregnancy-Associated Diseases.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2022
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  19. miRNAs in decidual NK cells: regulators worthy of attention during pregnancy.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 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

13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Liyang MaState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guanlin LiState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guangming CaoState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuchun ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mei-Rong DuLaboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Hospital and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China.
Yangyu ZhaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hao WangState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yanlei LiuState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yanyan YangState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yu-Xia LiState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Da-Jin LiLaboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Hospital and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China.
Huixia YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yan-Ling WangState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Institute of Zoology · CNPeking University · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNPeking University First Hospital · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decidual NK (dNK) cells, identified as CD56

Indexed as

CD56 AntigenCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, ConditionedDeciduaEndothelial CellsFemaleHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsInterleukin-8Killer Cells, NaturalMorphogenesisPregnancyPrimary Cell CultureCD56 AntigenCell Adhesion MoleculesCulture Media, ConditionedHepatocyte Growth FactorHGF protein, humanInterleukin-8Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C

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PMID28653669
OpenAlexW2730029087

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