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IL-7 and CD4 T Follicular Helper Cells in HIV-1 Infection

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in immunology, April 2017
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Title
IL-7 and CD4 T Follicular Helper Cells in HIV-1 Infection
Published in
Frontiers in immunology, April 2017
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00451
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Authors

Francesca Chiodi, Yonas Bekele, Rebecka Lantto Graham, Aikaterini Nasi

Abstract

IL-7 was previously shown to upregulate the expression of molecules important for interaction of CD4+ T cells with B cells. It is poorly studied whether IL-7 has a role in the biology of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells and whether IL-7 dysregulates the expression of B-cell costimulatory molecules on Tfh cells. We review the literature and provide arguments in favor of IL-7 being involved in the biology of human Tfh cells. The CD127 IL-7 receptor is expressed on circulating Tfh and non-Tfh cells, and we show that IL-7, but not IL-6 or IL-21, upregulates the expression of CD70 and PD-1 on these cells. We conclude that IL-7, a cytokine whose level is elevated during HIV-1 infection, may have a role in increased expression of B cell costimulatory molecules on Tfh cells and lead to abnormal B cell differentiation.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 4%
Unknown 24 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 32%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 24%
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 3 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Immunology and Microbiology 10 40%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 24%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 20%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2017.
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#8,264,793
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in immunology
#10,116
of 31,531 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#122,319
of 324,220 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in immunology
#200
of 427 outputs
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