Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31676924›Full record

ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2020

Immunomodulation by Schwann cells in disease.

Sophia H Zhang, Galina V Shurin, Hasan Khosravi, Rashek Kazi, Oleg Kruglov, Michael R Shurin, Yuri L Bunimovich

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2020. 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
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Control of Schwann Cell Myelination by DDR1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Nociceptive Schwann Cells Enter the Sensory Spotlight.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026
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  12. Roles of Peripheral Nerves in Tumor Initiation and Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. [Progress of electrical stimulation to promote peripheral nerve regeneration].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024
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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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia H ZhangSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Galina V ShurinDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Hasan KhosraviDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, E1157 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Rashek KaziDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, E1157 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Oleg KruglovDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, E1157 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Michael R ShurinDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yuri L BunimovichDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, E1157 Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. bunimovichyl@upmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7920-8781
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
American Cancer Society RSG-19-088-01-CSMCancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh Hillman Fellows for Innovative Cancer Research Program funded by the Henry L. Hillman FoundationNCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schwann cells are the principal glial cells of the peripheral nervous system which maintain neuronal homeostasis. Schwann cells support peripheral nerve functions and play a critical role in many pathological processes including injury-induced nerve repair, neurodegenerative diseases, infections, neuropathic pain and cancer. Schwann cells are implicated in a wide range of diseases due, in part, to their ability to interact and modulate immune cells. We discuss the accumulating examples of how Schwann cell regulation of the immune system initiates and facilitates the progression of various diseases. Furthermore, we highlight how Schwann cells may orchestrate an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by polarizing and modulating the activity of the dendritic cells.

Indexed as

Disease SusceptibilityImmunomodulationAnimalsBiomarkersHumansMyelin SheathSchwann CellsSignal TransductionBiomarkersCITIM-2019Dendritic cellsImmune cellsNeurogliaSchwann cellsTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID31676924
PMCPMC11027810
OpenAlexW2985169059

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