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ReviewImmunologic research2017

The role of TGF-beta signaling in dendritic cell tolerance.

Grace E Esebanmen, William H R Langridge

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Review in Immunologic research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace E EsebanmenDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
William H R LangridgeCenter for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Mortensen Hall, Loma Linda, CA, USA. blangridge@llu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7636-7349
Loma Linda University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a pleiotropic cytokine present in vertebrate and invertebrate organisms that functions in numerous physiological and pathological processes. TGF-β impacts all the cells of the immune system, and of the three known TGF-β isoforms, TGF-β1 is the predominant isoform expressed in immune cells. TGF-β1 is known to play a pivotal role in the function of all immune cells especially in the regulation of T cell development and in the induction of immunological tolerance in dendritic cells (DCs). Based on the importance of DCs in regulation of the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system, in this review we explore the regulatory functions of TGF-β required for establishment and maintenance of DC-mediated immune tolerance.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationDendritic CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunityProtein IsoformsSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTransforming Growth Factor betaProtein IsoformsTransforming Growth Factor betaDendritic cellsImmunological toleranceT cellsTGF-β signaling

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PMID28845509
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