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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Innate Mechanisms in Selective IgA Deficiency.

Jingyan Zhang, Dèlenn van Oostrom, JianXi Li, Huub F J Savelkoul

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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 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. IgA Vasculitis: Etiology, Treatment, Biomarkers and Epigenetic Changes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingyan ZhangCell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Dèlenn van OostromCell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
JianXi LiLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Lanzhou, China.
Huub F J SavelkoulCell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Wageningen University & Research · NLChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selective IgA deficiency (SIgAD), characterized by a serum IgA level below 0.07 mg/ml, while displaying normal serum levels of IgM and IgG antibodies, is the most frequently occurring primary immunodeficiency that reveals itself after the first four years after birth. These individuals with SIgAD are for the majority healthy and even when they are identified they are usually not investigated further or followed up. However, recent studies show that newborns and young infants already display clinical manifestations of this condition due to aberrancies in their immune defense. Interestingly, there is a huge heterogeneity in the clinical symptoms of the affected individuals. More than 50% of the affected individuals do not have clinical symptoms, while the individuals that do show clinical symptoms can suffer from mild to severe infections, allergies and autoimmune diseases. However, the reason for this heterogeneity in the manifestation of clinical symptoms of the individuals with SIgAD is unknown. Therefore, this review focusses on the characteristics of innate immune system driving T-cell independent IgA production and providing a mechanism underlying the development of SIgAD. Thereby, we focus on some important genes, including TNFRSF13B (encoding TACI), associated with SIgAD and the involvement of epigenetics, which will cover the methylation degree of TNFRSF13B, and environmental factors, including the gut microbiota, in the development of SIgAD. Currently, no specific treatment for SIgAD exists and novel therapeutic strategies could be developed based on the discussed information.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIgA DeficiencyImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin AInfantInfant, NewbornT-LymphocytesTransmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor ProteinImmunoglobulin ATNFRSF13B protein, humanTransmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor Proteinepigenetic imprintinginnate mechanismsselective IgA deficiencyTACIT-cell independent switchingTNFRSF13B geneTreg

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PMID33981304
PMCPMC8107477
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