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ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery2013

The role of the intestinal microcirculation in necrotizing enterocolitis.

Daniel J Watkins, Gail E Besner

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Review in Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. C-reactive protein and digestive pathologies: A narrative review for daily clinical use.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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  20. A Mouse Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel J WatkinsDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, ED321 Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 700 Children's Dr, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA.
Gail E Besner
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

HB-EGF and Intestinal Ischemia/ReperfusionR01GM061193 · NIGMS · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI BESNER, GAIL E · 2002 to 2014
$3.6M
HB-EGF Therapy for Necrotizing EntercolitisR01DK074611 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI BESNER, GAIL E · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK074611NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM061193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) continues to be a devastating inflammatory disease of the newborn intestine. Despite advances in management, morbidity and mortality remain high. While it is clear that intestinal ischemia plays a large role in disease pathogenesis, attempts to link NEC to intestinal macrovascular derangement have been largely unsuccessful. More recently, there has been a concerted effort to characterize the pathologic changes of the intestinal microcirculation in response to intestinal injury, including NEC. This microcirculatory regulation is controlled by a balance of vasoconstrictor and vasodilator forces. Vasoconstriction is mediated primarily by endothelin-1 (ET-1), while vasodilation is mediated primarily by nitric oxide (NO). These chemical mediators have been implicated in many aspects of intestinal ischemic injury and NEC, with the balance shifting toward increased vasoconstriction associated with intestinal injury. With a proper understanding of these antagonistic forces, potential therapeutic avenues may result from improving this pathologic microcirculatory dysregulation.

Indexed as

MicrocirculationBiomarkersEndothelin-1Enterocolitis, NecrotizingHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesIntestinesIschemiaNitric OxideVasoconstrictionVasodilationBiomarkersEndothelin-1Nitric Oxide

Identifiers

PMID23611611
PMCPMC3646103
OpenAlexW2018730560

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