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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2018

Cytokine Tuning of Intestinal Epithelial Function.

Caroline Andrews, Mairi H McLean, Scott K Durum

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Review 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 188 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
188citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.4field-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

188 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 309 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Caroline AndrewsCancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States.
Mairi H McLeanSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Scott K DurumCancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, United States.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

Chronic Inflammation and CarcinogenesisZIABC011150 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DURUM, SCOTT · 2009 to 2025
$8.5M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestine serves as both our largest single barrier to the external environment and the host of more immune cells than any other location in our bodies. Separating these potential combatants is a single layer of dynamic epithelium composed of heterogeneous epithelial subtypes, each uniquely adapted to carry out a subset of the intestine's diverse functions. In addition to its obvious role in digestion, the intestinal epithelium is responsible for a wide array of critical tasks, including maintaining barrier integrity, preventing invasion by microbial commensals and pathogens, and modulating the intestinal immune system. Communication between these epithelial cells and resident immune cells is crucial for maintaining homeostasis and coordinating appropriate responses to disease and can occur through cell-to-cell contact or by the release or recognition of soluble mediators. The objective of this review is to highlight recent literature illuminating how cytokines and chemokines, both those made by and acting on the intestinal epithelium, orchestrate many of the diverse functions of the intestinal epithelium and its interactions with immune cells in health and disease. Areas of focus include cytokine control of intestinal epithelial proliferation, cell death, and barrier permeability. In addition, the modulation of epithelial-derived cytokines and chemokines by factors such as interactions with stromal and immune cells, pathogen and commensal exposure, and diet will be discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell Membrane PermeabilityCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticChemokinesCytokinesHumansImmune SystemImmunity, MucosalIntestinal MucosaChemokinesCytokineschemokinecytokineepitheliumintestinemucosal immunology

Identifiers

PMID29922293
PMCPMC5996247
OpenAlexW2806527086

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