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ReviewJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B

Regulatory T cells and asthma.

Sheng-Tao Zhao, Chang-Zheng Wang

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Review in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A molecular systems architecture of asthma.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  3. Sema3E-plexinD1 Axis Is a Modulator of Foxp3FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  4. 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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  6. Flavonoids as potential anti-asthmatic agents.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  9. GM-CSF-dependent CD301bNature communications · 2025
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheng-Tao ZhaoInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Chang-Zheng WangInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Army Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic disease of airway inflammation due to excessive T helper cell type 2 (Th2) response. Present treatment based on inhalation of synthetic glucocorticoids can only control Th2-driven chronic eosinophilic inflammation, but cannot change the immune tolerance of the body to external allergens. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the main negative regulatory cells of the immune response. Tregs play a great role in regulating allergic, autoimmune, graft-versus-host responses, and other immune responses. In this review, we will discuss the classification and biological characteristics, the established immunomodulatory mechanisms, and the characteristics of induced differentiation of Tregs. We will also discuss the progress of Tregs in the field of asthma. We believe that further studies on the regulatory mechanisms of Tregs will provide better treatments and control strategies for asthma.

Indexed as

Antigens, CDApyraseAsthmaCell DifferentiationCytokinesHumansLymphocyte TransfusionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAntigens, CDApyraseCD39 antigenCytokinesRegulatory T cell; Asthma; Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β); Interleukin 10 (IL-10); IL-35

Identifiers

PMID30178633
PMCPMC6137416
OpenAlexW2890432357

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