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ReviewCancer cell international2023

VISTA and its ligands: the next generation of promising therapeutic targets in immunotherapy.

Najibeh Shekari, Dariush Shanehbandi, Tohid Kazemi, Habib Zarredar, Behzad Baradaran, Seyed Amir Jalali

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Review in Cancer cell international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed
11.3field-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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Najibeh ShekariDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Dariush ShanehbandiImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tohid KazemiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Habib ZarredarTuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Behzad BaradaranImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. baradaranb@tbzmed.ac.ir.
Seyed Amir JalaliDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Jalalia@sbmu.ac.ir.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic Of 30640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

V-domain immunoglobulin suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is a novel negative checkpoint receptor (NCR) primarily involved in maintaining immune tolerance. It has a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders and cancer and has shown promising results as a therapeutic target. However, there is still some ambiguity regarding the ligands of VISTA and their interactions with each other. While V-Set and Immunoglobulin domain containing 3 (VSIG-3) and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1(PSGL-1) have been extensively studied as ligands for VISTA, the others have received less attention. It seems that investigating VISTA ligands, reviewing their functions and roles, as well as outcomes related to their interactions, may allow an understanding of their full functionality and effects within the cell or the microenvironment. It could also help discover alternative approaches to target the VISTA pathway without causing related side effects. In this regard, we summarize current evidence about VISTA, its related ligands, their interactions and effects, as well as their preclinical and clinical targeting agents.

Indexed as

Immune checkpoint inhibitorImmunotherapyPSGL-1VISTAVSIG-3

Identifiers

PMID37936192
PMCPMC10631023
OpenAlexW4388494705

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