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ArticleInnate immunity2020

Myeloid-derived suppressor cell cytokine secretion as prognostic factor in myelodysplastic syndromes.

Dong Han, Jinglian Tao, Rong Fu, Zonghong Shao

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Article in Innate immunity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The value of serum IL-4 to predict the survival of MDS patients.European journal of medical research · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dong HanDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, PR China.
Jinglian TaoDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, PR China.
Rong FuDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, PR China.
Zonghong ShaoDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-8283-8020
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells that play a critical immunosuppressive role in the tumour micro-environment. Although biological research on MDSCs has made progress, the relationship between the secretion of cytokines by MDSCs and poor prognosis is not clear, and there are no criteria to measure the functional status of MDSCs. Here, we detected the mRNA expression of IL-10, IL-12, TGF-β and TNF-α in MDSCs and the levels of these cytokines in MDSC culture supernatants of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, and quantified the functional status of MDSCs by IL-10/IL-12 ratio and TGF-β/TNF-α ratio. We found that the ratio of IL-10/IL-12 and TGF-β/TNF-α was significantly higher in higher-risk MDS than in lower-risk MDS and normal control groups. The TGF-β/TNF-α ratio in MDSCs was positively correlated with the percentage of blast cells and was negatively correlated with the percentage of CD3

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AgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansImmune ToleranceImmunity, CellularMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeutrophilsPrognosisRNA, MessengerTumor MicroenvironmentCytokinesRNA, Messengercellular immunitycytokinesMyelodysplastic syndromesmyeloid-derived suppressor cellstumour micro-environment

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PMID33050756
PMCPMC7787555
OpenAlexW3091797006

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