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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2008

The role of chemokines in virus-associated asthma exacerbations.

Lara E Kallal, Nicholas W Lukacs

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lara E KallalDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Michigan, 4620 BSRB, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Nicholas W Lukacs
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by mast cell activation, mucus hypersecretion, airway obstruction, influx and activation of eosinophils, and generation of a predominant T-helper type 2-based cytokine environment. In individuals with established asthma, acute exacerbations requiring hospitalization result primarily from pulmonary viral infection, such as with influenza, rhinovirus, or respiratory syncytial virus. The mechanism for viral exacerbation of the asthmatic response is unclear, but evidence points to a key role for chemokines, a class of cytokines that are important in leukocyte recruitment, inflammatory cell activation, and T-cell differentiation. In this review, we focus on the chemokines upregulated in acute viral-induced exacerbation and examine their role in promoting the virus-induced pathophysiologic response in asthmatic individuals.

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AsthmaChemokinesChemotactic FactorsDendritic CellsEosinophilsEpithelial CellsHumansInflammation MediatorsMonocytesNeutrophilsPicornaviridae InfectionsReceptors, ChemokineRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusChemokinesChemotactic FactorsInflammation MediatorsReceptors, Chemokine

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PMID18682112
OpenAlexW2169264041

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