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ReviewCardiovascular drugs and therapy2009

Biology of secretory phospholipase A2.

Boris B Boyanovsky, Nancy R Webb

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Review in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
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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

46 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Phospholipase AJournal of lipid and atherosclerosis · 2026
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  4. Secreted Phospholipases A2: Drivers of Inflammation and Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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.

Boris B BoyanovskyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0200, USA.
Nancy R Webb

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)) family provides a seemingly endless array of potential biological functions that is only beginning to be appreciated. In humans, this family comprises 9 different members that vary in their tissue distribution, hydrolytic activity, and phospholipid substrate specificity. Through their lipase activity, these enzymes trigger various cell-signaling events to regulate cellular functions, directly kill bacteria, or modulate inflammatory responses. In addition, some sPLA(2)'s are high affinity ligands for cellular receptors.

objectiveThis review merely scratches the surface of some of the actions of sPLA(2)s in innate immunity, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. The goal is to provide an overview of recent findings involving sPLA(2)s and to point to potential pathophysiologic mechanisms that may become targets for therapy.

Indexed as

AnimalsAtherosclerosisDrug Delivery SystemsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationLigandsPhospholipases A2, SecretorySignal TransductionLigandsPhospholipases A2, Secretory

Identifiers

PMID18853244
PMCPMC7101564

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