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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

The role of TIM-3 in sepsis: a promising target for immunotherapy?

Changli Wang, Jinhai Liu, Qi Wu, Zhi Wang, Baoji Hu, Lulong Bo

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Emerging Immune-Based Therapeutic Strategies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  2. TIM-3, a potential target for sepsis therapy.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026
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  5. TIM3-mediated differentiation of IL-10-producing CD25Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Changli Wang *Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Jinhai Liu *Faculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Qi WuFaculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhi WangFaculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Baoji HuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China.
Lulong BoFaculty of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Changhai Hospital · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with limited effective treatment options. The T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (TIM-3) has emerged as a potential therapeutic target in various immune-related disorders. This narrative review aims to explore the role of TIM-3 in sepsis and evaluate its potential as a promising target for immunotherapy. We discuss the dynamic expression patterns of TIM-3 during sepsis and its involvement in regulating immune responses. Furthermore, we examine the preclinical studies investigating the regulation of TIM-3 signaling pathways in septic models, highlighting the potential therapeutic benefits and challenges associated with targeting TIM-3. Overall, this review emphasizes the importance of TIM-3 in sepsis pathogenesis and underscores the promising prospects of TIM-3-based immunotherapy as a potential strategy to combat this life-threatening condition.

Indexed as

Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2SepsisHumansImmunotherapySignal TransductionHAVCR2 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2immunotherapyinflammatory responseSepsistherapeutic targetTIM-3

Identifiers

PMID38576606
PMCPMC10991702
OpenAlexW4393053633

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