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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

BTLA/HVEM Signaling: Milestones in Research and Role in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.

Xueping Yu, Yijuan Zheng, Richeng Mao, Zhijun Su, Jiming Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 82 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xueping YuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Quanzhou, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.
Yijuan ZhengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Quanzhou, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.
Richeng MaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhijun SuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Quanzhou, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.
Jiming ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNFujian Medical University · CNHuashan Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is an immune-regulatory receptor, similar to CTLA-4 and PD-1, and is mainly expressed on B-, T-, and all mature lymphocyte cells. Herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM)-BTLA plays a critical role in immune tolerance and immune responses which are areas of intense research. However, the mechanisms of the BTLA and the BTLA/HVEM signaling pathway in human diseases remain unclear. This review describes the research milestones of BTLA and HVEM in chronological order and their role in chronic HBV infection.

Indexed as

Immune ToleranceAnimalsHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusHumansReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14Signal TransductionBTLA protein, humanReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14TNFRSF14 protein, humanB and T lymphocyte attenuatorhepatitis B virusherpes virus entry mediatormilestonesT lymphocyte

Identifiers

PMID30984188
PMCPMC6449624
OpenAlexW2930471260

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