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ArticleJCI insight2020

Granzyme A-producing T helper cells are critical for acute graft-versus-host disease.

Sungtae Park, Brad Griesenauer, Hua Jiang, Djamilatou Adom, Pegah Mehrpouya-Bahrami, Srishti Chakravorty, Majid Kazemian, Tanbeena Imam, Rajneesh Srivastava, Tristan A Hayes and 5 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sungtae ParkDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Brad GriesenauerDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Hua JiangDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Djamilatou AdomDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Pegah Mehrpouya-BahramiDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Srishti ChakravortyDepartments of Biochemistry and Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Majid KazemianDepartments of Biochemistry and Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Tanbeena ImamDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Rajneesh SrivastavaDepartment of Biohealth Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Tristan A HayesDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Julian PardoBiomedical Research Centre of Aragon (CIBA), Department of Microbiology, Preventative Medicine and Public Health, Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), Aragon I+D Foundation, IIS Aragon/University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Sarath Chandra JangaDepartment of Biohealth Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Sophie PaczesnyDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Mark H KaplanDepartment of Pediatrics and Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and.
Matthew R OlsonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Indiana University School of MedicinePurdue University West Lafayette · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USInstituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón · ES

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis ProgramP30CA082709 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI Sara K Quinney · 1999 to 2026
$59.3M
Transgenic Mouse Core Facility Shared Resource (TMCF-SR)P30CA023168 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI Yoon Yeo · 1985 to 2026
$43.4M
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteUL1TR001108 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI DENNE, SCOTT C., SHEKHAR, ANANTHA · 2013 to 2017
$23.3M
Project-005U54DK106846 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Reuben Kapur, Karen Elizabeth Pollok · 2015 to 2026
$9.7M
REGULATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC CELL PRODUCTIONT32DK007519 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI KAPLAN, MARK H · 1986 to 2020
$7.1M
Immunology and Infectious Diseases Training ProgramT32AI060519 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI MARK H KAPLAN · 2004 to 2026
$6.0M
Cytokine regulation of skin barrier functionR01AI095282 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KAPLAN, MARK H · 2012 to 2022
$4.3M
Translating Novel Drug-Targetable Biomarkers to Treat Graft versus Host DiseaseR01CA168814 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI PACZESNY, SOPHIE · 2013 to 2024
$3.0M
Expression, regulation, and role of enhancer RNAs in T helper cellsK22HL125593 · NHLBI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI KAZEMIAN, MAJID · 2017 to 2019
$747k
The Indiana Cutaneous Biological Research Training ProgramT32AR062495 · NIAMS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ANDROPHY, ELLIOT J. · 2013 to 2017
$649k
Granzyme A-secreting T cells in allergic inflammationR21AI117380 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI KAPLAN, MARK H · 2015 to 2016
$429k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001108NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023168NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082709NCI NIH HHS R01 CA168814NHLBI NIH HHS K22 HL125593NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI095282NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI117380NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI060519NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR062495NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007519NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) can occur after hematopoietic cell transplant in patients undergoing treatment for hematological malignancies or inborn errors. Although CD4+ T helper (Th) cells play a major role in aGVHD, the mechanisms by which they contribute, particularly within the intestines, have remained elusive. We have identified a potentially novel subset of Th cells that accumulated in the intestines and produced the serine protease granzyme A (GrA). GrA+ Th cells were distinct from other Th lineages and exhibited a noncytolytic phenotype. In vitro, GrA+ Th cells differentiated in the presence of IL-4, IL-6, and IL-21 and were transcriptionally unique from cells cultured with either IL-4 or the IL-6/IL-21 combination alone. In vivo, both STAT3 and STAT6 were required for GrA+ Th cell differentiation and played roles in maintenance of the lineage identity. Importantly, GrA+ Th cells promoted aGVHD-associated morbidity and mortality and contributed to crypt destruction within intestines but were not required for the beneficial graft-versus-leukemia effect. Our data indicate that GrA+ Th cells represent a distinct Th subset and are critical mediators of aGVHD.

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AnimalsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectGranzymesHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationIntestinesLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT6 Transcription Factorgranzyme A, mouseGranzymesStat3 protein, mouseSTAT3 Transcription FactorStat6 protein, mouseSTAT6 Transcription FactorImmunologyInflammationT cellsTh1 response

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PMID32809971
PMCPMC7526544
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