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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

CD4 T Cell-Mediated Immune Control of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Murine Salivary Glands.

Nathan Zangger, Josua Oderbolz, Annette Oxenius

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In one paragraph

Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Immune surveillance of cytomegalovirus in tissues.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2024
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Nathan ZanggerInstitute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1130-1899
Josua OderbolzInstitute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Annette OxeniusInstitute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2079-2354
ETH Zurich · CH

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation IZHRZ0_180552
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD4 T cells are well known for their supportive role in CD8 T cell and B cell responses during viral infection. However, during murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection in the salivary glands (SGs), CD4 T cells exhibit direct antiviral effector functions to control the infection. In this mucosal organ, opposed to other infected tissues, MCMV establishes a sustained lytic replication that lasts for several weeks. While the protective function of CD4 T cells is exerted through the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interferon gamma (IFNγ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), the reasons for their markedly delayed control of lytic MCMV infection remain elusive. Here, we review the current knowledge on the dynamics and mechanisms of the CD4 T cell-mediated control of MCMV-infected SGs, including their localization in the SG in relation to MCMV infected cells and other immune cells, their mode of action, and their regulation.

Indexed as

CD4 T cellscytomegalovirus infectionsalivary gland

Identifiers

PMID34959486
PMCPMC8704252
OpenAlexW3152388414

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Registered trials

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