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ReviewCells2021

LTβR Signaling Controls Lymphatic Migration of Immune Cells.

Wenji Piao, Vivek Kasinath, Vikas Saxena, Ram Lakhan, Jegan Iyyathurai, Jonathan S Bromberg

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Lymphotoxin beta receptorInfection and immunity · 2025
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  6. Regulatory T cell and endothelial cell crosstalk.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2025
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  20. Interference with LTβR signaling by tick saliva facilitates transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenji PiaoDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Vivek KasinathRenal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Vikas SaxenaCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Ram LakhanDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Jegan IyyathuraiCenter for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Jonathan S BrombergDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Induction and Migration of Regulatory T Cells: Role of LymphotoxinR01AI062765 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI BROMBERG, JONATHAN S · 2005 to 2019
$5.6M
Role of Kidney-Draining Lymph Node in Crescentic GlomerulonephritisK08DK124685 · NIDDK · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KASINATH, VIVEK · 2020 to 2024
$844k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI062765NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK124685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pleiotropic functions of lymphotoxin (LT)β receptor (LTβR) signaling are linked to the control of secondary lymphoid organ development and structural maintenance, inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and carcinogenesis. Recently, LTβR signaling in endothelial cells has been revealed to regulate immune cell migration. Signaling through LTβR is comprised of both the canonical and non-canonical-nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathways, which induce chemokines, cytokines, and cell adhesion molecules. Here, we focus on the novel functions of LTβR signaling in lymphatic endothelial cells for migration of regulatory T cells (Tregs), and specific targeting of LTβR signaling for potential therapeutics in transplantation and cancer patient survival.

Indexed as

Cell MovementSignal TransductionEndothelial CellsHumansLeukocytesLymphatic SystemLymphotoxin beta ReceptorLymphotoxin beta Receptorlymphatic endothelial cellslymphotoxinlymphotoxin β receptor signalingnon-canonical nuclear factor κB pathwayTreg migration

Identifiers

PMID33805271
PMCPMC8065509
OpenAlexW3145413671

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