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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

Senescent T-Cells Promote Bone Loss in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Johannes Fessler, Rusmir Husic, Verena Schwetz, Elisabeth Lerchbaum, Felix Aberer, Patrizia Fasching, Anja Ficjan, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Christina Duftner, Winfried Graninger and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 63 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

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Johannes FesslerDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Rusmir HusicDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Verena SchwetzDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Elisabeth LerchbaumDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Felix AbererDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Patrizia FaschingDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Anja FicjanDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Barbara Obermayer-PietschDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Christina DuftnerDepartment of Internal Medicine VI, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Winfried GraningerDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Martin Helmut StradnerDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Christian DejacoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATInnsbruck Medical University · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: T-cells are critical players in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Premature senescence of lymphocytes including the accumulation of senescent CD4 Methods: This includes a prospective study of consecutive patients with RA ( Results: Patients with osteopenia/-porosis yielded a higher prevalence of senescent CD4 Conclusion: Our data indicate that senescent T-cells promote osteoclastogenesis more efficiently than conventional CD28

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceAbsorptiometry, PhotonAgedArthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersBone DensityBone ResorptionCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingMaleMiddle AgedOsteoclastsBiomarkersCytokinesRANK LigandagingIL-15osteoporosisrheumatoid arthritisT-lymphocyte

Identifiers

PMID29472917
PMCPMC5810289
OpenAlexW2791802971

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