Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18544015›Full record

ReviewTissue engineering. Part B, Reviews2008

Modulation of the inflammatory response for enhanced bone tissue regeneration.

Paschalia M Mountziaris, Antonios G Mikos

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Review in Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 222 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
222citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

222 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 478 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paschalia M MountziarisDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA.
Antonios G Mikos
Rice University · US

Funding

In Situ Hardening Cellular Constructs for Craniofacial Bone RegenerationR01DE017441 · NIDCR · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI MIKOS, ANTONIOS G. · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
PROMOTION OF ALVEOLAR SOCKET HEALING WITH BIOPOLYMERSR01DE015164 · NIDCR · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI MIKOS, ANTONIOS G. · 2004 to 2008
$1.4M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE15164NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE17441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proinflammatory cytokines are infamous for their catabolic effects on tissues and joints in both inflammatory diseases and following the implantation of biomedical devices. However, recent studies indicate that many of these same molecules are critical for triggering tissue regeneration following injury. This review will discuss the role of inflammatory signals in regulating bone regeneration and the impact of both immunomodulatory and antiinflammatory pharmacologic agents on fracture healing, to demonstrate the importance of incorporating rational control of inflammation into the design of tissue engineering strategies.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBone RegenerationFractures, BoneHumansImmunologic FactorsInflammation MediatorsOsteitisSignal TransductionTissue EngineeringWound HealingAnti-Inflammatory AgentsImmunologic FactorsInflammation Mediators

Identifiers

PMID18544015
PMCPMC2962857
OpenAlexW1980051005

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