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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Immune checkpoints in rheumatoid arthritis: progress and promise.

Annabelle Small, Katie Lowe, Mihir D Wechalekar

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Annabelle SmallDepartment of Rheumatology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Katie LoweDepartment of Rheumatology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Mihir D WechalekarDepartment of Rheumatology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Flinders University · AUFlinders Medical Centre · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council APP2004839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most prevalent autoimmune inflammatory conditions, and while the mechanisms driving pathogenesis are yet to be completely elucidated, self-reactive T cells and immune checkpoint pathways have a clear role. In this review, we provide an overview of the importance of checkpoint pathways in the T cell response and describe the involvement of these in RA development and progression. We discuss the relationship between immune checkpoint therapy in cancer and autoimmune adverse events, draw parallels with the involvement of immune checkpoints in RA pathobiology, summarise emerging research into some of the lesser-known pathways, and the potential of targeting checkpoint-related pathways in future treatment approaches to RA management.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesNeoplasmsHumansT-Lymphocytesco-stimulatory pathwaysCTLA-4immune checkpointsPD-1rheumatoid arthritisT cells

Identifiers

PMID38077329
PMCPMC10704353
OpenAlexW4388974316

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