Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33488524›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2020

Iva Arato, Domenico Milardi, Stefano Giovagnoli, Giuseppe Grande, Catia Bellucci, Cinzia Lilli, Sara Bartoli, Sara Corneli, Piera Mazzone, Mario Calvitti and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Iva AratoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Domenico MilardiInternational Scientific Institute "Paul VI", Rome, Italy.
Stefano GiovagnoliDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Giuseppe Grande2nd Department of Medicine, "Ca' Foncello" Regional Hospital, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy.
Catia BellucciDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Cinzia LilliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Sara BartoliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Sara CorneliIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati", Perugia, Italy.
Piera MazzoneIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati", Perugia, Italy.
Mario CalvittiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Tiziano BaroniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Riccardo CalafioreDepartment of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Francesca MancusoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Giovanni LucaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · ITIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITCa' Foncello Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sertoli cells (SC) are immune privileged cells with the capacity of modulating the immune response by expressing several immune-regulatory factors. SC have the capacity to respond to external stimuli through innate phagocytic and antibacterial activities. This evidence evoked a potential role of SC as drug carriers and therapeutic agents. Such stimuli drive SC towards a still unknown evolution, the clinical relevance of which as yet remains undisclosed. This study sought to investigate the effects of external stimuli in the form of polymeric microparticles (MP) and bacteria derived endotoxins, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), in order to identify the pathways potentially involved in cell phenotype modifications. Compared to single stimulation, when combined, MP and LPS provoked a significant increase in the gene expression of IDO, PD-L1, FAS-L, TLR-3, TLR-4, MHC-II, ICAM-1, TFGβ1, BDF123, BDF129, BDF3 and pEP2C. Western Blotting analysis demonstrated up-regulation of the ERK 1-2 and NF-kB p65 phosphorylation ratios. Our study, showing the exponential increase of these mediators upon combined MP and LPS stimulation, suggests a "switch" of SC function from typical cells of the blood-testicular barrier to nonprofessional tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells. Further studies should target the clinical and technological implications of such stimuli-induced SC transformation.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell-Derived MicroparticlesIntracellular FluidLipopolysaccharidesMaleNF-kappa BPhosphorylationSertoli CellsSignal TransductionSwineTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BTumor Necrosis Factor-alphalipopolysaccharidemicroparticlesnonprofessional tolerogenicpro-inflammatory pathwaysSertoli cells

Identifiers

PMID33488524
PMCPMC7817811
OpenAlexW3118525197

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