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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019

The Diversity of Encephalitogenic CD4+ T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis and Its Animal Models.

Benjamin M Segal

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin M SegalHoltom-Garrett Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. bmsegal@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0906-6319
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Arginase-1 and iNOS expressing CNS myeloid cell subsets in EAE and MSR01NS105385 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SEGAL, BENJAMIN M · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Genentech G-51710National Institutes of Health R01EY028350National Institutes of Health R01EY029159National Institutes of Health R01NS105385National Institutes of Health R21 NS103215NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoreactive CD4+ T cells, which target antigens in central nervous system (CNS) myelin, are widely believed to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in concert with other immune effectors. This theory is supported by data from animal model experiments, genome-wide association studies, and immune profiles of individuals with MS. Furthermore, disease modifying agents that target lymphocytes significantly reduce the rate of MS clinical exacerbations. However, the properties of myelin-reactive CD4+ T cells that are critical for their pathogenic activities are not understood completely. This article reviews the literature on encephalitogenic CD4+ T cells, with an emphasis on T-helper (Th) lineage and cytokine production. An increased understanding of the spectrum of encephalitogenic T cells and how they differ from protective subsets is necessary for the development of the next generation of more effective and safer immunomodulatory therapies customized for individuals with MS and related disorders.

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cytokinesexperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple SclerosisT-helper cells

Identifiers

PMID30669462
PMCPMC6352150
OpenAlexW2910165518

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