Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28845602›Full record

ReviewMolecular oral microbiology2018

The function of dendritic cells in modulating the host response.

L Song, G Dong, L Guo, D T Graves

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Review in Molecular oral microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
61citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 126 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

L SongDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
G DongDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
L GuoDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
D T GravesDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4664-8529
University of Pennsylvania · USCapital Medical University · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

Diabetes-enhanced Experimental PeriodontitisR01DE017732 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ DENTAL SCHOOL · PI DANA T GRAVES · 2007 to 2026
$6.5M
Mechanisms for Impaired Diabetic Wound HealingR01DE019108 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ DENTAL SCHOOL · PI DANA T GRAVES · 2009 to 2026
$4.8M
Dendritic Cells and Periodontal DiseaseR01DE021921 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GRAVES, DANA T · 2012 to 2022
$4.2M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017732NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE019108NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells that capture, process, and present antigens to lymphocytes to initiate and regulate the adaptive immune response. DCs detect bacteria in skin and mucosa and migrate into regional lymph nodes, where they stimulate antigen-specific T and B lymphocyte activation and proliferation. DCs direct CD4 T cells to differentiate to T-cell subsets such as T helper cells types 1, 2, and 17, and regulatory T cells. The periodontium is chronically exposed to oral bacteria that stimulate an inflammatory response to induce gingivitis or periodontitis. DCs play both protective and destructive roles through activation of the acquired immune response and are also reported to be a source of osteoclast precursors that promote bone resorption. FOXO1, a member of the forkhead box O family of transcription factors, plays a significant role in the activation of DCs. The function of DCs in periodontal inflammation has been investigated in a mouse model by lineage-specific deletion of FOXO1 in these cells. Deletion of FOXO1 reduces DC protective function and enhances susceptibility to periodontitis. The kinase Akt, phosphorylates FOXO1 to inhibit FOXO activity. Hence the Akt-FOXO1 axis may play a key role in regulating DCs to have a significant impact on periodontal disease.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsBacteriaCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDendritic CellsForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene DeletionGingivitisHost-Pathogen InteractionsInflammationLangerhans CellsLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytesForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsFoxo1 protein, mousePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesacquired immunityforkheadFOXOgingivagingivitisimmune responselymphocyteperiodontal diseaseperiodontitis

Identifiers

PMID28845602
PMCPMC5771978
OpenAlexW2748926014

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