Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29122078›Full record

ArticleAmerican journal of rhinology & allergy2017

The role of regulatory T cells in the regulation of upper airway inflammation.

Charlie Palmer, Jennifer K Mulligan, Sarah E Smith, Carl Atkinson

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Article in American journal of rhinology & allergy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. From Tregs to tissue remodelling: FOXP3 and IL-35 in the inflammatory landscape of nasal polyps.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  9. Immunological Aspects of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  11. Taurine promotes the production of CD4Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021
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  14. Coexpression of Helios in Foxp3Disease markers · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charlie PalmerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Jennifer K Mulligan
Sarah E Smith
Carl Atkinson
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)UL1TR001450 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI BRADY, KATHLEEN T., FLUME, PATRICK A · 2015 to 2024
$41.1M
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)KL2TR001452 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MCRAE-CLARK, AIMEE L · 2015 to 2024
$5.9M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001452NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis (AR) and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are inflammatory diseases of the upper airway, with a similar immunologic profile, characterized by aberrant and persistent type 2 inflammation. One cell population that has been identified as altered in both disease types is regulatory T cell (Treg). Tregs have the capacity to modulate T-effector function and suppress inflammatory cytokine production in a broad range of cell types. Given the ability of Tregs to control inflammation, the role of Tregs in respiratory diseases has attracted much attention. As discussed in this article, alterations in the Treg numbers and function, or both, have been identified in AR and CRSwNP, although much of the data is conflicting. Here, we explored what is known and, in many cases, unknown about the mechanisms by which Tregs differentiate and function, and how these functions can be controlled in the mucosal microenvironment. By gaining a greater understanding of these processes, it may be possible to harness the natural immunosuppressive activity of Tregs to ameliorate the chronic inflammation associated with AR and CRSwNP.

Indexed as

HumansNasal PolypsRhinitisRhinitis, AllergicSinusitisT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

Identifiers

PMID29122078
PMCPMC5691236
OpenAlexW2767759144

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