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ArticleCancer immunology research2018

TLR Stimulation during T-cell Activation Lowers PD-1 Expression on CD8

Christopher D Zahm, Viswa T Colluru, Sean J McIlwain, Irene M Ong, Douglas G McNeel

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher D ZahmUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.ORCID 0000-0002-2117-7003
Viswa T ColluruUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Sean J McIlwainUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Irene M OngUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Douglas G McNeelUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. dm3@medicine.wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Christian Capitini · 1985 to 2026
$142.6M
Effective Anti-Tumor Vaccination - Targeting Checkpoint Regulation at the Time of T-cell ActivationR01CA219154 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MCNEEL, DOUGLAS G. · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Tumor DevelopmentT32CA157322 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ALEXANDER, CAROLINE M · 2011 to 2017
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219154NCI NIH HHS T32 CA157322
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expression of T-cell checkpoint receptors can compromise antitumor immunity. Blockade of these receptors, notably PD-1 and LAG-3, which become expressed during T-cell activation with vaccination, can improve antitumor immunity. We evaluated whether T-cell checkpoint expression could be separated from T-cell activation in the context of innate immune stimulation with TLR agonists. We found that ligands for TLR1/2, TLR7, and TLR9 led to a decrease in expression of PD-1 on antigen-activated CD8

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Adoptive TransferAminoquinolinesAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleGene Expression RegulationImidazolesInterleukin-12 Subunit p35Lymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeoplasms, ExperimentalOvalbuminPeptide FragmentsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorToll-Like ReceptorsAminoquinolinesgardiquimodIl12a protein, mouseImidazolesInterleukin-12 Subunit p35OVA-8OvalbuminPdcd1 protein, mousePeptide FragmentsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorToll-Like Receptors

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PMID30201735
PMCPMC6215515
OpenAlexW2889912068

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