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ReviewJournal of immunology research2018

Regulation of Immune Function by Polyphenols.

Sujuan Ding, Hongmei Jiang, Jun Fang

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
124citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

124 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 267 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujuan DingCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China.
Hongmei JiangCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8562-4661
Jun FangCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9532-8444
Hunan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune dysfunction is caused by various factors, including changes in relevant immune regulators and environmental stress. Immune system imbalance leads to a variety of diseases in humans. Nutrition may play an essential role in immunity by interfering with proinflammatory cytokine synthesis, immune cell regulation, and gene expression. Polyphenols, one of many categories of natural substances, exhibit a range of biological activities. Polyphenols promote immunity to foreign pathogens via various pathways. Different immune cells express multiple types of polyphenol receptors that recognise and allow cellular uptake of polyphenols, which subsequently activate signalling pathways to initiate immune responses. Furthermore, the polyphenols curcumin and epigallocatechin gallate can induce epigenetic changes in cells. In summary, polyphenols can be used to regulate intestinal mucosal immune responses, allergic diseases, and antitumour immunity.

Indexed as

AnimalsCatechinCurcuminEpigenesis, GeneticHumansHypersensitivityImmunityImmunomodulationInflammationNeoplasmsNutritional Physiological PhenomenaOxidative StressPolyphenolsSignal TransductionCatechinCurcuminepigallocatechin gallatePolyphenols

Identifiers

PMID29850614
PMCPMC5925142
OpenAlexW2797651546

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