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ArticleToxins2020

Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Induces Regulatory T Cell Populations by Suppressing Apoptotic Signaling Pathway.

Hyunjung Baek, Seon-Young Park, Su Jeong Ku, Kihyun Ryu, Younsub Kim, Hyunsu Bae, Ye-Seul Lee

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Article in Toxins, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyunjung BaekDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Seon-Young ParkDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Su Jeong KuDepartment of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
Kihyun RyuDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Younsub KimDepartment of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
Hyunsu BaeDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0299-3582
Ye-Seul LeeDepartment of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
Kyung Hee University · KRGachon University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017R1A2B3009574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bee venom phospholipase A2 is a lipolytic enzyme in bee venom that catalyzes hydrolysis of the sn-2 ester bond of membrane phospholipids to produce free fatty acid and lysophospholipids. Current evidence suggests that bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) induces regulatory T cell expansion and attenuates several immune system-related diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. The induction of Treg cells is directly mediated by binding to mannose receptors on dendritic cells. This interaction induces the PGE2-EP2 signaling pathway, which promotes Treg induction in CD4

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBee VenomsCD4 AntigensCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDendritic CellsHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gammaInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLectins, C-TypeMaleMannose-Binding LectinsMannose ReceptorMiceMice, TransgenicPhospholipases A2Bee VenomsCD4 AntigensFoxa3 protein, mouseHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gammaIl2ra protein, mouseInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitLectins, C-TypeMannose-Binding LectinsMannose ReceptorPhospholipases A2Receptors, Cell Surfaceapoptosisbee venom phospholipase A2bvPLA2regulatory T cellsTregs

Identifiers

PMID32235689
PMCPMC7150970
OpenAlexW3014117401

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