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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Targeting Regulatory T Cells for Therapy of Lupus Nephritis.

Rajkumar Venkatadri, Vikram Sabapathy, Murat Dogan, Rahul Sharma

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rajkumar VenkatadriCenter for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (CIIR), Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Vikram SabapathyCenter for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (CIIR), Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Murat DoganCenter for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (CIIR), Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Rahul SharmaCenter for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (CIIR), Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Funding

Regulatory T Cells in Acute Kidney InjuryR01DK104963 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI SHARMA, RAHUL · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Targeting Treg for Therapy of Lupus GlomerulonephritisR01DK105833 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI FU, SHU MAN, SHARMA, RAHUL · 2016 to 2019
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK104963NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK105833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lupus glomerulonephritis (LN) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by circulating autoantibodies, immune-complex deposition, immune dysregulation and defects in regulatory T cell (Tregs). Treatment options rely on general immunosuppressants and steroids that have serious side effects. Approaches to target immune cells, such as B cells in particular, has had limited success and new approaches are being investigated. Defects in Tregs in the setting of autoimmunity is well known and Treg-replacement strategies are currently being explored. The aim of this minireview is to rekindle interest on Treg-targeting strategies. We discuss the existing evidences for Treg-enhancement strategies using key cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, IL-33 and IL-6 that have shown to provide remission in LN. We also discuss strategies for indirect Treg-modulation for protection from LN.

Indexed as

IL-2IL-33IL-6lupus nephritisSLETreg cells

Identifiers

PMID35069220
PMCPMC8775001

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