Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18984471›Full record

ReviewClinics in liver disease2008

Immune interactions in hepatic fibrosis.

Andrew P Holt, Mike Salmon, Christopher D Buckley, David H Adams

Open access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Clinics in liver disease, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
57citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

57 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Fibrosis and hepatic regeneration mechanism.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022
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  13. Pathological Study of Facial Eczema (Pithomycotoxicosis) in Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021
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  17. Chemerin-156 is the Active Isoform in Human Hepatic Stellate Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew P HoltLiver Research Group, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Mike Salmon
Christopher D Buckley
David H Adams
University of Birmingham · GBQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GB

Funding

Lymphocyte recruitment in alcoholic hepatitisR01AA014257 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · PI ADAMS, DAVID H · 2005 to 2009
$781k
Medical Research Council G116/131Medical Research Council G84/6678NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA014257
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cirrhosis is caused by iterative cycles of tissue injury, inflammation, and repair. Although most causes of acute hepatitis resolve without scarring, chronic hepatitis is associated with persistent inflammation and matrix remodeling, which leads to fibrosis and, eventually, cirrhosis. The mechanisms that govern wound healing involve interactions between the innate and adaptive immune systems and stromal cells within a microenvironment composed of cytokines, growth factors, and modified matricellular proteins. The immune system plays a central role in the regulation of fibrosis, tissue repair, and recovery that is vital for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Chronic inflammation and fibrosis are inextricably linked and the cellular interactions between immune effector cells, local fibroblasts, and tissue macrophages at sites of scar formation determine the outcome of liver injury and the development of scarring.

Indexed as

AnimalsChemotaxis, LeukocyteCytokinesFibroblastsHepatic Stellate CellsHepatitisHumansImmunity, InnateLeukocytesLiver CirrhosisMacrophagesRecovery of FunctionStromal CellsCytokines

Identifiers

PMID18984471
PMCPMC2605646
OpenAlexW2056376819

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