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ReviewPathogens and disease2021

T cell responses to Chlamydia.

Jennifer D Helble, Michael N Starnbach

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Review in Pathogens and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Cytotoxic CD4+ T Cells Are Induced during Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024
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  12. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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  15. Towards a Deeper Understanding ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. New insights intoFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer D HelbleDepartment of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Michael N StarnbachDepartment of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Cytotoxic T Cell Mediated Immunity to ChlamydiaR01AI039558 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI STARNBACH, MICHAEL N · 2001 to 2025
$15.6M
CYTOTOXIC T CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY TO CHLAMYDIAR29AI039558 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI STARNBACH, MICHAEL N · 1996 to 2000
$135k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI039558NIAID NIH HHS R29 AI039558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The high prevalence of infection and lack of a vaccine indicate a critical knowledge gap surrounding the host's response to infection and how to effectively generate protective immunity. The immune response to C. trachomatis is complex, with cells of the adaptive immune system playing a crucial role in bacterial clearance. Here, we discuss the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell response to Chlamydia, the importance of antigen specificity and the role of memory T cells during the recall response. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of protective immune responses is necessary to develop a vaccine that prevents the inflammatory diseases associated with Chlamydia infection.

Indexed as

Immune EvasionAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsBacterial LoadCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia muridarumChlamydia trachomatisGenitaliaHumansImmunity, InnateImmunologic MemoryInterferon-gammaInterleukinsMiceInterferon-gammaInterleukinsChlamydia trachomatisimmune evasionimmunityinterferon gammaT cell functionsT cells

Identifiers

PMID33693620
PMCPMC8012111
OpenAlexW3134424435

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