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SynthesisViruses2023

The Role of CTLA-4 in T Cell Exhaustion in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.

Ása Didriksen Apol, Anni Assing Winckelmann, Rasmus Bülow Duus, Jens Bukh, Nina Weis

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Viruses, 2023. 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.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ása Didriksen ApolDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.ORCID 0009-0007-9594-706X
Anni Assing WinckelmannDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
Rasmus Bülow DuusDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
Jens BukhDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-7815-4806
Nina WeisDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
University of Copenhagen · DKCopenhagen University Hospital · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) gradually develop T cell exhaustion, and the inhibitory receptor molecule, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), may play a role in this phenomenon. This systematic review investigates the role of CTLA-4 in the development of T cell exhaustion in CHB. A systematic literature search was conducted on PubMed and Embase on 31 March 2023 to identify relevant studies. Fifteen studies were included in this review. A majority of the studies investigating CD8

Indexed as

Hepatitis B, ChronicCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCTLA-4 AntigenHepatitis B virusHumansT-Cell ExhaustionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCTLA-4 Antigenchronic hepatitis BCTLA-4immune checkpoint inhibitorsT cell exhaustion

Identifiers

PMID37243227
PMCPMC10223466
OpenAlexW4378515057

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