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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

The Broad Immunomodulatory Effects of IL-7 and Its Application In Vaccines.

Juan Huang, Zhiyao Long, Renyong Jia, Mingshu Wang, Dekang Zhu, Mafeng Liu, Shun Chen, Xinxin Zhao, Qiao Yang, Ying Wu and 7 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 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  7. IL-23 Promotes γδT Cell Activity in Dry Eye Disease Progression.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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  10. IL-7R Expression Correlates with Prognosis in Breast Cancer.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025
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  14. Advances in IL-7 Research on Tumour Therapy.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  15. IL-7 producing immunotherapy improvesHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023
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  18. The Role of IL-7 and IL-7R in Cancer Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juan HuangResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Zhiyao LongResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Renyong JiaResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Mingshu WangResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Dekang ZhuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Mafeng LiuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Shun ChenResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xinxin ZhaoResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Qiao YangResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Ying WuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Shaqiu ZhangResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Bin TianResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Sai MaoResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xumin OuResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Di SunResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Qun GaoResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Anchun ChengResearch Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan Agricultural University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is produced by stromal cells, keratinocytes, and epithelial cells in host tissues or tumors and exerts a wide range of immune effects mediated by the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R). IL-7 is primarily involved in regulating the development of B cells, T cells, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells

Indexed as

Vaccine DevelopmentAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCytokinesDendritic CellsHumansImmunity, MucosalImmunogenicity, VaccineImmunologic MemoryImmunomodulationInterleukin-7Intraepithelial LymphocytesKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte SubsetsMiceRecombinant ProteinsAdjuvants, ImmunologicCytokinesIL7 protein, humanInterleukin-7interleukin-7, mouseRecombinant Proteinsbiological functionIL-7mechanismmolecular adjuvantvaccine

Identifiers

PMID34956167
PMCPMC8702497
OpenAlexW4200617722

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