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ArticleGenes & nutrition2007

TGFbeta1 expression in colonic mucosa: modulation by dietary lipids.

Fiorella Biasi, Cinzia Mascia, Giuseppe Poli

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Article in Genes & nutrition, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Mechanisms of oxysterol-induced carcinogenesis.Lipids in health and disease · 2011
    Review
  3. Inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta/Smad signaling improves regeneration of small-for-size rat liver grafts.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fiorella BiasiDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, San Luigi Hospital, 10043, Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
Cinzia Mascia
Giuseppe Poli
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) is fundamental to maintain the intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis through its control action on cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. TGFbeta1 dysregulation has been observed in several chronic human diseases, including ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and colon carcinoma. In the first two conditions, a marked oxidative stress is consistently present, while in the third one, levels of reactive oxygen species tend to be significantly lower than in the surrounding normal tissue. Lipid-derived compounds such as the aldehyde 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) or cholesterol oxidation products (oxysterols) were shown able to induce expression and synthesis of TGFbeta1, an event which can be detrimental or beneficial, essentially depending on its actual intensity. Understanding how specific dietary lipids may influence the complex molecular signaling underlying this cytokine expression, may provide new indications for therapeutic and preventive strategies in inflammatory bowel diseases and colon carcinoma.

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PMID18850178
PMCPMC2474948
OpenAlexW2059987908

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