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ArticleImmunobiology2019

PHA eludes macrophage suppression to activate CD8

Yelizavet D Lomakova, Jennifer Londregan, Jeffrey Maslanka, Naomi Goldman, John Somerville, James E Riggs

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Article in Immunobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yelizavet D LomakovaBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.
Jennifer LondreganBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.
Jeffrey MaslankaBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.
Naomi GoldmanBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.
John SomervilleBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.
James E RiggsBiology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. Electronic address: riggs@rider.edu.
Rider University · US

Funding

Immunoregulation in the Peritoneal CavityR15AI060356 · NIAID · RIDER UNIVERSITY · PI RIGGS, JAMES EDWARD · 2005 to 2005
$243k
Macrophage Density Regulates T CellsR15CA136901 · NCI · RIDER UNIVERSITY · PI RIGGS, JAMES EDWARD · 2009 to 2009
$199k
NCI NIH HHS R15 CA136901NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI060356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumors may include a high proportion of immune modulatory cells and molecules that restrain the anti-cancer response. Activation of T cells to eliminate cancer cells within the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment remains a challenge. We have shown that C57BL/6 J peritoneal cell culture models features of macrophage-dense tumors as TCR ligation fails to activate T cells unless IFNγ is neutralized or iNOS is inhibited. We tested other forms of T cell activation and found phytohemagglutinin (PHA) distinctive in the ability to markedly expand CD8 T cells in this model. IFNγ or iNOS inhibition was not necessary for this response. PHA triggered less IFNγ production and inhibitory PD-L1 expression than TCR ligation. Macrophages and CD44

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AnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedImmune ToleranceInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasmsPhytohemagglutininsTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentB7-H1 AntigenCd274 protein, mouseInterferon-gammaPhytohemagglutininsMacrophagePhytohemagglutininSuppressionT cell

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PMID30446337
PMCPMC6387856
OpenAlexW2898964988

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