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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

The Role of IL-7 and IL-7R in Cancer Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy.

Chunli Wang, Lingzu Kong, Seokmin Kim, Sunyoung Lee, Sechan Oh, Seona Jo, Inhwan Jang, Tae-Don Kim

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers.

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69citing papers in PubMed
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

69 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chunli WangImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Lingzu KongImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Seokmin KimImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Sunyoung LeeImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Sechan OhImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-7580
Seona JoImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Inhwan JangImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
Tae-Don KimImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5910-4264
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRChungnam National University · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

KRIBB Research Initiative Program by the Korea Government KGM5502221"R&D Convergence Program" of the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) grant CAP-18-02-KRIBB
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a multipotent cytokine that maintains the homeostasis of the immune system. IL-7 plays a vital role in T-cell development, proliferation, and differentiation, as well as in B cell maturation through the activation of the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R). IL-7 is closely associated with tumor development and has been used in cancer clinical research and therapy. In this review, we first summarize the roles of IL-7 and IL-7Rα and their downstream signaling pathways in immunity and cancer. Furthermore, we summarize and discuss the recent advances in the use of IL-7 and IL-7Rα as cancer immunotherapy tools and highlight their potential for therapeutic applications. This review will help in the development of cancer immunotherapy regimens based on IL-7 and IL-7Rα, and will also advance their exploitation as more effective and safe immunotherapy tools.

Indexed as

Interleukin-7NeoplasmsCytokinesHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyReceptors, Interleukin-7CytokinesImmunologic FactorsInterleukin-7Receptors, Interleukin-7cancerIL-7IL-7R signalimmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID36142322
PMCPMC9499417
OpenAlexW4295094931

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