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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Roles of GM-CSF in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases: An Update.

Noushin Lotfi, Rodolfo Thome, Nahid Rezaei, Guang-Xian Zhang, Abbas Rezaei, Abdolmohamad Rostami, Nafiseh Esmaeil

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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 136 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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136citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

136 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 224 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Myasthenia gravis and five autoimmune diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Noushin LotfiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Rodolfo ThomeDepartment of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Nahid RezaeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Guang-Xian ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Abbas RezaeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Abdolmohamad RostamiDepartment of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Nafiseh EsmaeilDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Thomas Jefferson University · USIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRLorestan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Mechanisms of GM-CSF effect in CNS autoimmune demyelinationR01AI124386 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI ROSTAMI, A.M. · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
The Role of GM-CSF in the Pathogenesis of Multiple SclerosisR01NS088729 · NINDS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI ROSTAMI, A.M. · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124386NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was first described as a growth factor that induces the differentiation and proliferation of myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow. GM-CSF also has an important cytokine effect in chronic inflammatory diseases by stimulating the activation and migration of myeloid cells to inflammation sites, promoting survival of target cells and stimulating the renewal of effector granulocytes and macrophages. Because of these pro-cellular effects, an imbalance in GM-CSF production/signaling may lead to harmful inflammatory conditions. In this context, GM-CSF has a pathogenic role in autoimmune diseases that are dependent on cellular immune responses such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Conversely, a protective role has also been described in other autoimmune diseases where humoral responses are detrimental such as myasthenia gravis (MG), Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this review, we aimed for a comprehensive analysis of literature data on the multiple roles of GM-CSF in autoimmue diseases and possible therapeutic strategies that target GM-CSF production.

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AnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesCytokinesGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorGranulocytesHumansInflammationMacrophagesCytokinesGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factorautoimmune diseasesGM-CSFinflammationmodulationtolerance

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