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ReviewImmunology2019

Regulation of regulatory T cells in cancer.

Julie Stockis, Rahul Roychoudhuri, Timotheus Y F Halim

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In one paragraph

Review in Immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julie StockisCRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4911-6891
Rahul RoychoudhuriLaboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5392-1853
Timotheus Y F HalimCRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9773-0023
University of Cambridge · GBBabraham Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N007794/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0407Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/B/000C0409Cancer Research UK 22597Cancer Research UK 24995Cancer Research UK A24995Medical Research Council MC_UP_1502/3Medical Research Council MR/S024468/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 204622/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inflammatory response to transformed cells forms the cornerstone of natural or therapeutically induced protective immunity to cancer. Regulatory T (Treg) cells are known for their critical role in suppressing inflammation, and therefore can antagonize effective anti-cancer immune responses. As such, Treg cells can play detrimental roles in tumour progression and in the response to both conventional and immune-based cancer therapies. Recent advances in our understanding of Treg cells reveal complex niche-specific regulatory programmes and functions, which are likely to extrapolate to cancer. The regulation of Treg cells is reliant on upstream cues from haematopoietic and non-immune cells, which dictates their genetic, epigenetic and downstream functional programmes. In this review we will discuss how Treg cells are themselves regulated in normal and transformed tissues, and the implications of this cross talk on tumour growth.

Indexed as

Tumor EscapeAnimalsHumansInflammation MediatorsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingNeoplasmsPhenotypeSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor MicroenvironmentInflammation Mediatorscancerchemokine/chemokine receptorscytokines/cytokine receptorsregulatory T cellstumour immunology

Identifiers

PMID31032905
PMCPMC6587396
OpenAlexW2943257696

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