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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

A Cell for the Ages: Human γδ T Cells across the Lifespan.

Brandi L Clark, Paul G Thomas

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The immune response to human cytomegalovirus: impact of age, co-morbidities and the significance of anti-viral activity assessment.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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  12. γδ T-Cell Immunophenotype for the Study of Human Aging.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brandi L ClarkDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Paul G ThomasDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7955-0256
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

Funding

DECODING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN T CELL RECEPTORS AND PEPTIDE-MHCR01AI136514 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Paul G. Thomas · 2018 to 2026
$6.9M
A protective role for gamma delta T cells in respiratory infectionR01AI121832 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI THOMAS, PAUL G. · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities No NumberNIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400006CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121832NIH HHS R01 AI121832NIH HHS R01 AI136514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complexity of the human immune system is exacerbated by age-related changes to immune cell functionality. Many of these age-related effects remain undescribed or driven by mechanisms that are poorly understood. γδ T cells, while considered an adaptive subset based on immunological ontogeny, retain both innate-like and adaptive-like characteristics. This T cell population is small but mighty, and has been implicated in both homeostatic and disease-induced immunity within tissues and throughout the periphery. In this review, we outline what is known about the effect of age on human peripheral γδ T cells, and call attention to areas of the field where further research is needed.

Indexed as

AgingHumansImmunity, InnateLongevityReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaagecancercytomegalovirusdevelopmenthumaninfluenzapassive immunityperipheryreactive immunitytransplanttuberculosisγδ T cells

Identifiers

PMID33255339
PMCPMC7727649
OpenAlexW3108433938

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Registered trials

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