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ReviewAnnual review of physiology2011

Heart valve structure and function in development and disease.

Robert B Hinton, Katherine E Yutzey

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Review in Annual review of physiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 240 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

240 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Robert B HintonDivision of Cardiology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio 45229, USA.
Katherine E Yutzey

Funding

Twist1 regulation of valve progenitorsR01HL082716 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI YUTZEY, KATHERINE E · 2006 to 2014
$3.3M
Wnt signaling in heart valve development and diseaseR01HL094319 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI YUTZEY, KATHERINE E · 2009 to 2015
$2.4M
Genetic/Developmental Basis of Pediatric Aortic ValveK23HL085122 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI HINTON, ROBERT BRUCE · 2006 to 2010
$664k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL085122NHLBI NIH HHS HL094319NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL085122NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL082716NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL094319
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mature heart valves are made up of highly organized extracellular matrix (ECM) and valve interstitial cells (VICs) surrounded by an endothelial cell layer. The ECM of the valves is stratified into elastin-, proteoglycan-, and collagen-rich layers that confer distinct biomechanical properties to the leaflets and supporting structures. Signaling pathways have critical functions in primary valvulogenesis as well as the maintenance of valve structure and function over time. Animal models provide powerful tools to study valve development and disease processes. Valve disease is a significant public health problem, and increasing evidence implicates aberrant developmental mechanisms underlying pathogenesis. Further studies are necessary to determine regulatory pathway interactions underlying valve pathogenesis in order to generate new avenues for novel therapeutics.

Indexed as

Heart ValvesAnimalsCollagenEndothelial CellsExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeart DiseasesHumansMiceSignal TransductionCollagen

Identifiers

PMID20809794
PMCPMC4209403

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