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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2020

Emerging Roles of Mast Cells in the Regulation of Lymphatic Immuno-Physiology.

Sarit Pal, Shubhankar Nath, Cynthia J Meininger, Anatoliy A Gashev

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 53 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarit PalDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, United States.
Shubhankar NathWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Cynthia J MeiningerDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, United States.
Anatoliy A GashevDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, United States.
Texas A&M Health Science Center · USHarvard University · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

Mast cell/histamine-mediated inflammation and subsequent decrease of lymphatic amyloid beta clearance accelerate progression of Alzheimer's diseaseR56AG061097 · NIA · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI ZAWIEJA, DAVID CARL · 2019 to 2019
$575k
Bidirectional Regulatory Interactions Between Lymph Vessel and Adjacent TissuesR56DK099161 · NIDDK · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI GASHEV, ANATOLIY A · 2014 to 2014
$218k
NIA NIH HHS R56 AG061097NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK099161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mast cells (MCs) are abundant in almost all vascularized tissues. Furthermore, their anatomical proximity to lymphatic vessels and their ability to synthesize, store and release a large array of inflammatory and vasoactive mediators emphasize their significance in the regulation of the lymphatic vascular functions. As a major secretory cell of the innate immune system, MCs maintain their steady-state granule release under normal physiological conditions; however, the inflammatory response potentiates their ability to synthesize and secrete these mediators. Activation of MCs in response to inflammatory signals can trigger adaptive immune responses by dendritic cell-directed T cell activation. In addition, through the secretion of various mediators, cytokines and growth factors, MCs not only facilitate interaction and migration of immune cells, but also influence lymphatic permeability, contractility, and vascular remodeling as well as immune cell trafficking through the lymphatic vessels. In summary, the consequences of these events directly affect the lymphatic niche, influencing inflammation at multiple levels. In this review, we have summarized the recent advancements in our understanding of the MC biology in the context of the lymphatic vascular system. We have further highlighted the MC-lymphatic interaction axis from the standpoint of the tumor microenvironment.

Indexed as

ImmunomodulationCell PlasticityDisease SusceptibilityHomeostasisHumansInflammationLymphatic SystemLymphatic VesselsMast CellsNeoplasmsOrgan Specificitycancerimmune responselymphatic systemlymphatic vesselsmast cells

Identifiers

PMID32625213
PMCPMC7311670
OpenAlexW3035969189

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