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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2018

T Cells That Help B Cells in Chronically Inflamed Tissues.

Deepak A Rao

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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 100 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
100citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

100 citing papers in PubMed, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

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40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deepak A RaoDivision of Rheumatology, Immunology, Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Molecular control of CD4 T cell ability to help B cellsK08AR072791 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI RAO, DEEPAK ANGARA · 2018 to 2022
$764k
NIAMS NIH HHS K08 AR072791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronically inflamed tissues commonly accrue lymphocyte aggregates that facilitate local T cell-B cell interactions. These aggregates can range from small, loosely arranged lymphocyte clusters to large, organized ectopic lymphoid structures. In some cases, ectopic lymphoid structures develop germinal centers that house prototypical T follicular helper (Tfh) cells with high expression of Bcl6, CXCR5, PD-1, and ICOS. However, in many chronically inflamed tissues, the T cells that interact with B cells show substantial differences from Tfh cells in their surface phenotypes, migratory capacity, and transcriptional regulation. This review discusses observations from multiple diseases and models in which tissue-infiltrating T cells produce factors associated with B cell help, including IL-21 and the B cell chemoattractant CXCL13, yet vary dramatically in their resemblance to Tfh cells. Particular attention is given to the PD-1

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidB-LymphocytesChronic DiseaseCytokinesGerminal CenterHumansInflammationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Synovial MembraneT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerBCL6 protein, humanCytokinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6B cellsCXCL13ectopic lymphoid follicleectopic lymphoid structureIL-21tertiary lymphoid tissueT follicular helper cellsT peripheral helper cells

Identifiers

PMID30190721
PMCPMC6115497
OpenAlexW2888559184

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