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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

The Role of Regulatory B cells in Kidney Diseases.

Wang Long, Hedong Zhang, Wenjia Yuan, Gongbin Lan, Zhi Lin, Longkai Peng, Helong Dai

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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 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wang LongDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hedong ZhangDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wenjia YuanDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Gongbin LanDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhi LinDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Longkai PengDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Helong DaiDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNEducation Department of Hunan Province · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B cells, commonly regarded as proinflammatory antibody-producing cells, are detrimental to individuals with autoimmune diseases. However, in recent years, several studies have shown that regulatory B (Breg) cells, an immunosuppressive subset of B cells, may exert protective effects against autoimmune diseases by secretion of inhibitory cytokines such as IL-10. In practice, Breg cells are identified by their production of immune-regulatory cytokines, such as IL-10, TGF-β, and IL-35, however, no specific marker or Breg cell-specific transcription factor has been identified. Multiple phenotypes of Breg cells have been found, whose functions vary according to their phenotype. This review summarizes the discovery, phenotypes, development, and function of Breg cells and highlights their potential therapeutic value in kidney diseases.

Indexed as

B-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCytokinesHumansKidney DiseasesPhenotypeCytokinesBregIL-10kidney diseaseregulatory B cellstransplantation

Identifiers

PMID34108975
PMCPMC8183681
OpenAlexW3164028065

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