Moreau Emmanuelle, Meurens François
BIOEPAR, INRA, Oniris, La Chantrerie, 44307, Nantes, France.
Heliyon. 2017 Jun 15;3(6):e00321. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00321. eCollection 2017 Jun.
Interleukins have been well described in mice and humans. In large domestic animals the situation is drastically different and there is still a need for further researches aiming at identifying all the homologous interleukins and comparing their functions among species. We performed here a bibliometric analysis of all interleukins described in the literature in various large animal species to identify what is known so far and to underline where there is a need for new studies. Using indicators such as H index but also M quotient, A index, G index, GH ratio, and HG index we ranked 39 interleukins identified so far in bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, and porcine, the main large domestic animals. Indexes and ratio under investigations were higher for IL1, IL2, IL4, IL5, IL6, IL8, IL10, IL12, and IL18 than for other interleukins, particularly in bovine and porcine species and to a certain extent in equine species. Recently discovered interleukins presented low values for the different indexes, quotient, and ratio. Even some "old" interleukins showed low values highlighting the need for further developments in comparative immunology. For instance an interleukin such as IL4 demonstrated variation in its functions between species. In conclusion, this study provides the first bibliometric analysis dedicated to large domestic animal interleukins and underlines the need for more studies to fully determine the structure and the functions of interleukins in other mammal species.
白细胞介素在小鼠和人类中已有充分描述。在大型家畜中,情况则大不相同,仍需要进一步开展研究,以鉴定所有同源白细胞介素并比较它们在不同物种间的功能。我们在此对文献中描述的各种大型动物物种的所有白细胞介素进行了文献计量分析,以确定目前已知的情况,并强调哪些方面需要开展新的研究。我们使用诸如H指数以及M商、A指数、G指数、GH比率和HG指数等指标,对目前在牛、羊、马、绵羊和猪这几种主要大型家畜中鉴定出的39种白细胞介素进行了排名。所研究的指数和比率中,IL1、IL2、IL4、IL5、IL6、IL8、IL10、IL12和IL18的值高于其他白细胞介素,特别是在牛和猪物种中,在一定程度上在马物种中也是如此。最近发现的白细胞介素在不同指数、商和比率方面的值较低。甚至一些“老”的白细胞介素也显示出较低的值,这突出表明比较免疫学需要进一步发展。例如,白细胞介素IL4在不同物种间的功能存在差异。总之,本研究首次对大型家畜白细胞介素进行了文献计量分析,并强调需要开展更多研究,以全面确定其他哺乳动物物种中白细胞介素的结构和功能。