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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Helper T Cells in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy.

Qihan Zhao, Haoran Dai, Xianli Liu, Hanxue Jiang, Wenbin Liu, Zhendong Feng, Na Zhang, Yu Gao, Zhaocheng Dong, Xiaoshan Zhou and 5 more

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

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. (T-) Regulation of Immunity in Membranous Nephropathy.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024
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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

15 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qihan ZhaoBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Haoran DaiShunyi Branch, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xianli LiuShunyi Branch, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hanxue JiangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wenbin LiuBeijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Zhendong FengBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Na ZhangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yu GaoBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhaocheng DongBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiaoshan ZhouBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jieli DuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Naiqian ZhangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hongliang RuiBeijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Li YuanDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Baoli LiuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNShunyi Hospital of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CNAffiliated Hospital of Nantong University · CNBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system produces an antibody response to its own antigens due to impaired immune tolerance. Although antibodies are derived from plasma cells differentiated by B cells, the T-B cells also contribute a lot to the immune system. In particular, the subsets of helper T (Th) cells, including the dominant subsets such as Th2, Th17, and follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and the inferior subsets such as regulatory T (Treg) cells, shape the immune imbalance of IMN and promote the incidence and development of autoimmune responses. After reviewing the physiological knowledge of various subpopulations of Th cells and combining the existing studies on Th cells in IMN, the role model of Th cells in IMN was explained in this review. Finally, the existing clinical treatment regimens for IMN were reviewed, and the importance of the therapy for Th cells was highlighted.

Indexed as

AutoimmunityB-LymphocytesGlomerulonephritis, MembranousHumansImmunologic FactorsRituximabT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryImmunologic FactorsRituximabantibodiesautoimmunegerminal center (GC)helper T cells (Th cells)idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN)

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PMID34093559
PMCPMC8173183
OpenAlexW3162991368

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