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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2018

The Role of Micronutrients in Graft-VS.-Host Disease: Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamins A and D.

Xiao Chen, Christopher G Mayne

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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 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Micronutrient requirements for stem cell transplantation patients > 100 days after transplant and during graft versus host disease: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  4. Modern-Era Challenges in the Clinical Management of Graft-Versus-Host Disease.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao ChenDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Christopher G MayneBiology Department, Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI, United States.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USViterbo University · US

Funding

Role of the retinoic acid pathway during graft-versus-host diseaseR01AI125334 · NIAID · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI CHEN, XIAO · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI125334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) remains a major obstacle to the success of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). GVHD occurs because donor T cells in the allograft recognize the genetically disparate host as foreign and attack the transplant recipient's tissues. While genetic incompatibility between donor and recipient is the primary determinant for the extent of alloimmune response, GVHD incidence and severity are also influenced by non-genetic factors. Recent advances in immunology establish that environmental factors, including dietary micronutrients, contribute significantly to modulating various immune responses and may influence the susceptibility to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases of experimental animals and humans. Emerging clinical and preclinical evidence indicates that certain micronutrients may participate in regulating GVHD risk after allogeneic HSCT. In this review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding with respect to the potential role of micronutrients in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic GVHD, focusing on vitamins A and D.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell MovementGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIncidenceMicronutrientsNutritional StatusSeverity of Illness IndexT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HomologousVitamin AVitamin DMicronutrientsVitamin AVitamin Dallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationgraft-vs.-host diseaseretinoic acidvitamin Avitamin Dvitamin D receptor

Identifiers

PMID30574143
PMCPMC6291446
OpenAlexW2905256113

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