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ReviewAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2020

COVID-19 and Treg/Th17 imbalance: Potential relationship to pregnancy outcomes.

Kahinho P Muyayalo, Dong-Hui Huang, Si-Jia Zhao, Ting Xie, Gil Mor, Ai-Hua Liao

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Review in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.9field-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

67 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 112 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kahinho P MuyayaloInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7055-4138
Dong-Hui HuangInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Si-Jia ZhaoInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ting XieDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China.
Gil MorInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ai-Hua LiaoInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8533-8315
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNHubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital · CNUniversity of Kinshasa · CDWayne State University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Mechanisms of trophoblast-induced immune modulationR01AI145829 · NIAID · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MOR, GIL G · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145829the Cultivation Plan of International Joint Research Platform of Huazhong University of Science and Technology 5001519009The Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities 2020kfyXGYJ116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caused by a novel type of virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) constitutes a global public health emergency. Pregnant women are considered to have a higher risk of severe morbidity and even mortality due to their susceptibility to respiratory pathogens and their particular immunologic state. Several studies assessing SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy reported adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with severe conditions, including spontaneous abortion, preterm labor, fetal distress, cesarean section, preterm birth, neonatal asphyxia, neonatal pneumonia, stillbirth, and neonatal death. However, whether these complications are causally related to SARS-CoV-2 infection is not clear. Here, we reviewed the scientific evidence supporting the contributing role of Treg/Th17 cell imbalance in the uncontrolled systemic inflammation characterizing severe cases of COVID-19. Based on the recognized harmful effects of these CD4

Indexed as

COVID-19FemaleHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPandemicsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeSARS-CoV-2Th17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCOVID-19pregnancy outcomesSARS-CoV-2systemic inflammationTh17 cellsTreg cells

Identifiers

PMID32662111
PMCPMC7404618
OpenAlexW3042328892

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