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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2012

Inflammation amplification by Versican: the first mediator.

Zhenwei Zhang, Lei Miao, Lianghua Wang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Extracellular matrix remodelling in COPD.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2020
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  9. Versican and Versican-matrikines in Cancer Progression, Inflammation, and Immunity.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2020
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  17. Provisional matrix: A role for versican and hyaluronan.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhenwei ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Lei MiaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Lianghua WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of inflammation may not always benefit the individual. Its amplifying nature represents a highly regulated biological program, and the inflammatory microenvironment is its essential component. Growing evidence suggests that the ECM (extracellular matrix) is important for the early steps of inflammation. Versican, a ubiquitous component of the ECM, contributes to the formation of the inflammatory response and is highly regulated by cytokines. Certain cytokines exert their initial effects on versican to alter the homeostasis of the inflammatory milieu, and inappropriate production of versican may promote the next inflammatory response. Therefore, versican could be the first step in the amplification of the inflammatory response, and ongoing research of this molecule may help to explain the pathogenesis of inflammation.

Indexed as

InflammationAnimalsCytokinesExtracellular MatrixHomeostasisHumansLigandsMiceProtein Structure, TertiarySignal TransductionVersicansCytokinesLigandsVersicanscytokinesextracellular matrix homeostasisinflammation amplificationversican

Identifiers

PMID22837669
PMCPMC3397501
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