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ArticleeLife2023

T follicular helper 17 (Tfh17) cells are superior for immunological memory maintenance.

Xin Gao, Kaiming Luo, Diya Wang, Yunbo Wei, Yin Yao, Jun Deng, Yang Yang, Qunxiong Zeng, Xiaoru Dong, Le Xiong and 18 more

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 44 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

28 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Xin GaoImmunology and Infectious Disease Division, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5927-2241
Kaiming LuoChina-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Diya WangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yunbo WeiLaboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yin YaoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jun DengChina-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yang YangFrazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Qunxiong ZengChina-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoru DongDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Le XiongDepartment of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Dongcheng GongChina-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Lin LinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Kai PohlImmunology and Infectious Disease Division, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Shaoling LiuShanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yu LiuShanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Lu LiuObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai Red House Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital), Shanghai, China.
Thi H O NguyenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Lilith F AllenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Katherine KedzierskaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6141-335X
Yanliang JinShanghai Children's Medical Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Mei-Rong DuObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai Red House Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital), Shanghai, China.
Wanping ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Liangjing LuDepartment of Rheumatology, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Nan ShenChina-Australia Centre for Personalised Immunology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zheng LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ian A CockburnImmunology and Infectious Disease Division, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Wenjing LuoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Di YuImmunology and Infectious Disease Division, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1721-8922
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNAir Force Medical University · CNAustralian National University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University · CNTongji Hospital · CNQilu University of Technology · CNThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A defining feature of successful vaccination is the ability to induce long-lived antigen-specific memory cells. T follicular helper (Tfh) cells specialize in providing help to B cells in mounting protective humoral immunity in infection and after vaccination. Memory Tfh cells that retain the CXCR5 expression can confer protection through enhancing humoral response upon antigen re-exposure but how they are maintained is poorly understood. CXCR5

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Immunologic MemoryT Follicular Helper CellsAnimalsB-LymphocytesHumansMiceTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerantibodyhumanimmunologyinflammationmemorymouseTfhvaccine

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PMID36655976
PMCPMC9891720
OpenAlexW4317435171

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