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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2020

T Cells in Fibrosis and Fibrotic Diseases.

Mengjuan Zhang, Song Zhang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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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. It is linked to trial NCT07642297 (The Potential Pharmacological Role of the TNF-Like Ligand 1A), which is not on this map. Cited by 206 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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206citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
22.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07642297 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Potential Pharmacological Role of the TNF-Like Ligand 1A (TL1A) Inhibition in Modulating Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)-Related Skin Fibrosis and Immunological Alterations: A Proof-of-Concept, In Vitro, Study

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-MedicoRan2026 to 2028Enrolled20ConditionsSystemic Sclerosis (SSc), Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis, Skin FibrosisArmsTL1A stimulation and inhibition (in vitro)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

206 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.

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146 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengjuan ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Song ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Nankai University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosis is the extensive deposition of fibrous connective tissue, and it is characterized by the accumulation of collagen and other extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Fibrosis is essential for wound healing and tissue repair in response to a variety of triggers, which include infection, inflammation, autoimmune disorder, degenerative disease, tumor, and injury. Fibrotic remodeling in various diseases, such as liver cirrhosis, pulmonary fibrosis, renal interstitial fibrosis, myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis (SSc), and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), can impair organ function, causing high morbidity and mortality. Both innate and adaptive immunity are involved in fibrogenesis. Although the roles of macrophages in fibrogenesis have been studied for many years, the underlying mechanisms concerning the manner in which T cells regulate fibrosis are not completely understood. The T cell receptor (TCR) engages the antigen and shapes the repertoire of antigen-specific T cells. Based on the divergent expression of surface molecules and cell functions, T cells are subdivided into natural killer T (NKT) cells, γδ T cells, CD8

Indexed as

AnimalsFibrosisHumansT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD8fibrosisfibrotic diseasesNKTT cellsT helperTregγδ T

Identifiers

PMID32676074
PMCPMC7333347
OpenAlexW3038048393

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