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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2020

Eosinophils and Purinergic Signaling in Health and Disease.

Davide Ferrari, Marta Vuerich, Fabio Casciano, Maria Serena Longhi, Elisabetta Melloni, Paola Secchiero, Andreas Zech, Simon C Robson, Tobias Müller, Marco Idzko

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In one paragraph

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 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Multiomics insights into BMI-related intratumoral microbiota in gastric cancer.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  6. Eosinophils in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multifaceted Role in the Pathogenesis of the Disease.Biocell : official journal of the Sociedades Latinoamericanas de Microscopia Electronica ... et. al · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Davide FerrariSection of Microbiology and Applied Pathology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Marta VuerichDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Fabio CascianoDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Maria Serena LonghiDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Elisabetta MelloniDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Paola SecchieroDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Andreas ZechDepartment of Pulmonology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Simon C RobsonDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Tobias MüllerDivision of Pneumology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Marco IdzkoDepartment of Pulmonology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
University of Ferrara · ITHarvard University · USMedical University of Vienna · ATBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USRWTH Aachen University · DE

Funding

Immunomodulatory effects of bilirubin are mediated through aryl hydrocarbon receptor, O2 and purinergic pathwaysR01DK108894 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI LONGHI, MARIA SERENA · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK108894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophils are major effector cells against parasites, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. However, these cells also take part in local and systemic inflammation, which are central to eczema, atopy, rhinitis, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. A role for eosinophils has been also shown in vascular thrombotic disorders and in cancer. Many, if not all, above-mentioned conditions involve the release of intracellular nucleotides (ATP, ADP, UTP, etc.) and nucleosides (adenosine) in the extracellular environment. Simultaneously, eosinophils further release ATP, which in autocrine and paracrine manners, stimulates P2 receptors. Purinergic signaling in eosinophils mediates a variety of responses including CD11b induction, ROI production, release of granule contents and enzymes, as well as cytokines. Exposure to extracellular ATP also modulates the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules, thereby favoring eosinophil extravasation and accumulation. In addition, eosinophils express the immunosuppressive adenosine P1 receptors, which regulate degranulation and migration. However, pro-inflammatory responses induced by extracellular ATP predominate. Due to their important role in innate immunity and tissue damage, pharmacological targeting of nucleotide- and nucleoside-mediated signaling in eosinophils could represent a novel approach to alleviate eosinophilic acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. These innovative approaches might also have salutary effects, particularly in host defense against parasites and in cancer.

Indexed as

AnimalsEosinophilsHumansInflammationReceptors, PurinergicSignal TransductionReceptors, PurinergicCD39CD73eosinophilsextracellular adenosineextracellular ATPinflammationP1 receptorsP2 receptors

Identifiers

PMID32733449
PMCPMC7360723
OpenAlexW3041267922

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