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ReviewTheranostics2020

Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: From Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts.

Peter Valent, Cem Akin, Karin Hartmann, Gunnar Nilsson, Andreas Reiter, Olivier Hermine, Karl Sotlar, Wolfgang R Sperr, Luis Escribano, Tracy I George and 15 more

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Review in Theranostics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
108citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-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

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

108 citing papers in PubMed, 178 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

25 authors at 20 institutions in 10 countries.

Peter ValentDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Cem AkinDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Karin HartmannDivision of Allergy, Department of Dermatology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Gunnar NilssonDepartment of Medicine Solna & Mastocytosis Centre, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Andreas ReiterDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Olivier HermineImagine Institute Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne, Paris Cité, Centre national de référence des mastocytoses, Paris, France.
Karl SotlarInstitute of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria.
Wolfgang R SperrDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Luis EscribanoServicio Central de Citometria (NUCLEUS), Centro de Investigacion del Cancer (IBMCC; CSIC/USAL and CIBERONC) and Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Tracy I GeorgeDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Hanneke C Kluin-NelemansDepartment of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Celalettin UstunDivision of Hematology-Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Massimo TriggianiDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Salerno, Italy.
Knut BrockowDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Jason GotlibStanford Cancer Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Alberto OrfaoServicio Central de Citometria (NUCLEUS), Centro de Investigacion del Cancer (IBMCC; CSIC/USAL and CIBERONC) and Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Petri T KovanenWihuri Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Emir HadzijusufovicDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Irina SadovnikDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Hans-Peter HornyInstitute of Pathology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Michel ArockINSERM UMRS1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.
Lawrence B SchwartzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
K Frank AustenDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Dean D MetcalfeLaboratory of Allergic Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Stephen J GalliDepartments of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology, and the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
Medical University of Vienna · ATStanford University · USCentro de Investigación del Cáncer · ESDescartes (Belgium) · BEHarvard University · USHeidelberg University · DEInserm · FRLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DENational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USParacelsus Medical University · ATTechnical University of Munich · DEUniversidad de Salamanca · ESUniversity of Basel · CHUniversity of Groningen · NLUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Salerno · ITUtah System of Higher Education · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USWihuri Research Institute · FI

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 32470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The origin and functions of mast cells (MCs) have been debated since their description by Paul Ehrlich in 1879. MCs have long been considered 'reactive bystanders' and 'amplifiers' in inflammatory processes, allergic reactions, and host responses to infectious diseases. However, knowledge about the origin, phenotypes and functions of MCs has increased substantially over the past 50 years. MCs are now known to be derived from multipotent hematopoietic progenitors, which, through a process of differentiation and maturation, form a unique hematopoietic lineage residing in multiple organs. In particular, MCs are distinguishable from basophils and other hematopoietic cells by their unique phenotype, origin(s), and spectrum of functions, both in innate and adaptive immune responses and in other settings. The concept of a unique MC lineage is further supported by the development of a distinct group of neoplasms, collectively referred to as mastocytosis, in which MC precursors expand as clonal cells. The clinical consequences of the expansion and/or activation of MCs are best established in mastocytosis and in allergic inflammation. However, MCs have also been implicated as important participants in a number of additional pathologic conditions and physiological processes. In this article, we review concepts regarding MC development, factors controlling MC expansion and activation, and some of the fundamental roles MCs may play in both health and disease. We also discuss new concepts for suppressing MC expansion and/or activation using molecularly-targeted drugs.

Indexed as

Allergy and ImmunologyAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansHypersensitivityImmunity, InnateImmunosuppressive AgentsMast CellsMastocytosisMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicineImmunosuppressive AgentshistamineIgE receptorKITmast cell activationmastocytosistryptase

Identifiers

PMID32929378
PMCPMC7482799
OpenAlexW3083835573

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