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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2009

The chemical pathway to primary biliary cirrhosis.

Carlo Selmi, Claudio A Cocchi, Massimo Zuin, M Eric Gershwin

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Crosstalk of liver, bile ducts and the gut.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlo SelmiDivision of Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, San Paolo Hospital School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Claudio A Cocchi
Massimo Zuin
M Eric Gershwin
University of California, Davis · USOspedale San Paolo · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a female predominant chronic disease of autoimmune pathogenesis and unknown etiology, although data suggest that genetic predisposition and environmental factors concur to its onset. Among nongenetic factors, several lines of evidence spanning from geoepidemiology to experimental findings support the role of xenobiotics, i.e., chemicals that are capable to induce molecular mimicry through cross reactivity. Indeed, specific xenobiotics are hypothesized to substitute lipoic acid residues on PBC-specific autoepitopes thus triggering autoimmunity. This is supported by data obtained with patient sera reactivities as well as animal models. The scenario is further complicated by the possibility that xenobiotic-metabolizing bacteria might also play a role. We will review the available evidence in this intriguing and rapidly growing field of research and critically discuss its potential implications.

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AnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesBacteriaFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryXenobioticsAutoantibodiesXenobiotics

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PMID18509764
OpenAlexW1974206276

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