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SynthesisTransplantation2018

Deciphering the Contribution of γδ T Cells to Outcomes in Transplantation.

Oliver McCallion, Joanna Hester, Fadi Issa

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Synthesis in Transplantation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oliver McCallionTransplantation Research Immunology Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Joanna HesterTransplantation Research Immunology Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Fadi IssaTransplantation Research Immunology Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
University of Oxford · GBOxford Research Group · GB

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

γδ T cells are a subpopulation of lymphocytes expressing heterodimeric T-cell receptors composed of γ and δ chains. They are morphologically and functionally heterogeneous, innate yet also adaptive in behavior, and exhibit diverse activities spanning immunosurveillance, immunomodulation, and direct cytotoxicity. The specific responses of γδ T cells to allografts are yet to be fully elucidated with evidence of both detrimental and tolerogenic roles in different settings. Here we present an overview of γδ T-cell literature, consider ways in which their functional heterogeneity contributes to the outcomes after transplantation, and reflect on methods to harness their beneficial properties.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationOrgan TransplantationTransplantation ToleranceAnimalsGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansPhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTreatment OutcomeReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta

Identifiers

PMID29994977
PMCPMC6215479
OpenAlexW2836850264

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Registered trials

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