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ReviewImmunity, inflammation and disease2023

Role of Th17 cells, Treg cells, and Th17/Treg imbalance in immune homeostasis disorders in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Ru Ma, Hongling Su, Keping Jiao, Jian Liu

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Review in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Exploring the Roles of Wnt Signaling Pathway and Non-Coding RNAs in COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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  10. Deep insight into cytokine storm: from pathogenesis to treatment.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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  15. Exploring the Mechanisms of Lijin Fang on Treg/Th17 Cell Imbalance in COPD Based on Network Pharmacology.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ru MaDepartment of The First Clinical School of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9610-2479
Hongling SuDepartment of The First Clinical School of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Keping JiaoDepartment of The First Clinical School of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jian LiuDepartment of The First Clinical School of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

Science and Technology Department of Gansu Province 18JR3RA344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, following strokes and cardiovascular diseases. Chronic lung inflammation is believed to play a role in the development of COPD. In addition, accumulating evidence shows that the immune system plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of COPD. Significant advancements have been made in research on the pathogenesis of immune diseases and chronic inflammation in recent years, and T helper 17 (Th17) cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells have been found to play a crucial role in the autoimmune response. Th17 cells are a proinflammatory subpopulation that causes autoimmune disease and tissue damage. Treg cells, on the other hand, have a negative effect but can contribute to the occurrence of the same disease when their antagonism fails. This review mainly summarizes the biological characteristics of Th17 cells and Treg cells, their roles in chronic inflammatory diseases of COPD, and the role of the Th17/Treg ratio in the onset, development, and outcome of inflammatory disorders, as well as recent advancements in immunomodulatory treatment targeting Th17/Treg cells in COPD.

Indexed as

Immune System DiseasesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveHomeostasisHumansTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, Regulatorychronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseimmune systemT helper cellsT-regulatory cells

Identifiers

PMID36840492
PMCPMC9950879
OpenAlexW4321792292

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