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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Role of ILC2 in Viral-Induced Lung Pathogenesis.

Wendy Fonseca, Nicholas W Lukacs, Srikanth Elesela, Carrie-Anne Malinczak

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Development of a point-of-care test for the simultaneous detection of respiratory syncytial virus and IL-33 as a disease biomarker in children.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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  18. Early-life pulmonary viral infection leads to long-term functional and lower airway structural changes in the lungs.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wendy FonsecaDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Nicholas W LukacsDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Srikanth EleselaDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Carrie-Anne MalinczakDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

The Effect of Dog-Keeping and the Intestinal Microbiota on Immune DevelopmentP01AI089473 · NIAID · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI LUKACS, NICHOLAS W · 2012 to 2024
$25.7M
Lung Immunopathology Training Stipend SupplementT32HL007517 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LUKACS, NICHOLAS W · 1985 to 2022
$6.1M
Viral and allergen-driven immunity in chronic lung diseaseR35HL150682 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Nicholas W Lukacs · 2020 to 2026
$4.8M
Neonatal RSV infection and alteration of allergic immune responsesR01AI138348 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HUFFNAGLE, GARY B, LUKACS, NICHOLAS W · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL150682NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007517NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI089473NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI138348
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate lymphoid type-2 cells (ILC2) are a population of innate cells of lymphoid origin that are known to drive strong Type 2 immunity. ILC2 play a key role in lung homeostasis, repair/remodeling of lung structures following injury, and initiation of inflammation as well as more complex roles during the immune response, including the transition from innate to adaptive immunity. Remarkably, dysregulation of this single population has been linked with chronic lung pathologies, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrotic diseases (IPF). Furthermore, ILC2 have been shown to increase following early-life respiratory viral infections, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (RV), that may lead to long-term alterations of the lung environment. The detrimental roles of increased ILC2 following these infections may include pathogenic chronic inflammation and/or alterations of the structural, repair, and even developmental processes of the lung. Respiratory viral infections in older adults and patients with established chronic pulmonary diseases often lead to exacerbated responses, likely due to previous exposures that leave the lung in a dysregulated functional and structural state. This review will focus on the role of ILC2 during respiratory viral exposures and their effects on the induction and regulation of lung pathogenesis. We aim to provide insight into ILC2-driven mechanisms that may enhance lung-associated diseases throughout life. Understanding these mechanisms will help identify better treatment options to limit not only viral infection severity but also protect against the development and/or exacerbation of other lung pathologies linked to severe respiratory viral infections.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsBiomarkersDisease ProgressionDisease SusceptibilityHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLung DiseasesLymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsVirus DiseasesBiomarkersasthmaCOPDILC2influenzaIPFRSVRVSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33953732
PMCPMC8092393
OpenAlexW3156773893

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