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ReviewTrends in immunology2018

Bystander T Cells: A Balancing Act of Friends and Foes.

Sarah K Whiteside, Jeremy P Snook, Matthew A Williams, Janis J Weis

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
70citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Role of inflammasomes in cancer immunity: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
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  13. DAMP-ing IBD: Extinguish the Fire and Prevent Smoldering.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025
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  17. Innate acting memory Th1 cells modulate heterologous diseases.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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10 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah K WhitesideDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jeremy P SnookDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Matthew A WilliamsDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Janis J WeisDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Electronic address: Janis.Weis@path.utah.edu.
University of Utah · US

Funding

MOLECULAR GENETICS OF LYME ARTHRITIS SUSCEPTIBILITYR01AR043521 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WEIS, JANIS J. · 1994 to 2024
$9.4M
BORRELIA BURGDORFERI MITOGEN IN DEVELOPMENT OF ARTHRITISR01AI032223 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WEIS, JANIS J. · 1993 to 2023
$7.8M
Training Program in Microbial PathogenesisT32AI055434 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MULVEY, MATTHEW A, PLANELLES, VICENTE · 2004 to 2025
$6.0M
Borrelia Burgdorferi Mitogen in Development of ArthritisR56AI032223 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WEIS, JANIS J. · 2013 to 2013
$350k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI032223NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI032223NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI055434NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR043521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell responses are essential for appropriate protection against pathogens. T cell immunity is achieved through the ability to discriminate between foreign and self-molecules, and this relies heavily on stringent T cell receptor (TCR) specificity. Recently, bystander activated T lymphocytes, that are specific for unrelated epitopes during an antigen-specific response, have been implicated in diverse diseases. Numerous infection models have challenged the classic dogma of T cell activation as being solely dependent on TCR and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) interactions, indicating an unappreciated role for pathogen-associated receptors on T cells. We discuss here the specific roles of bystander activated T cells in pathogenesis, shedding light on the ability of these cells to modulate disease severity independently from TCR recognition.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationAnimalsHumansMajor Histocompatibility ComplexReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellautoimmunitybystandercancerinfectionpathogenesissignalingT cell activation

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PMID30413351
PMCPMC6269193
OpenAlexW2899702946

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