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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology

Understanding vascular development.

Ryan S Udan, James C Culver, Mary E Dickinson

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
88citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

88 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryan S UdanDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
James C Culver
Mary E Dickinson
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Research Education and Career Horizons ProgramK12GM084897 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SIFERS, RICHARD NORMAN, SLAUGHTER, GAYLE · 2008 to 2016
$8.3M
Molecular Physiology of the Cardiovascular SystemT32HL007676 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HAMILTON, SUSAN L · 1989 to 2020
$7.9M
Neuro-Vascular RegenerationP20EB007076 · NIBIB · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HIRSCHI, KAREN KEMPER · 2006 to 2009
$4.4M
Fabrication, perfusion and imaging of pre-vascularized tissue scaffoldsR01HL097520 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DICKINSON, MARY E, WEST, JENNIFER L · 2010 to 2013
$1.9M
Imaging Hyaloid RegressionR21EY020632 · NEI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DICKINSON, MARY E · 2010 to 2011
$376k
NEI NIH HHS R21 EY020632NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097520NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007676NIBIB NIH HHS P20 EB007076NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM084897
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vasculature of an organism has the daunting task of connecting all the organ systems to nourish tissue and sustain life. This complex network of vessels and associated cells must maintain blood flow, but constantly adapt to acute and chronic changes within tissues. While the vasculature has been studied for over a century, we are just beginning to understand the processes that regulate its formation and how genetic hierarchies are influenced by mechanical and metabolic cues to refine vessel structure and optimize efficiency. As we gain insights into the developmental mechanisms, it is clear that the processes that regulate blood vessel development can also enable the adult to adapt to changes in tissues that can be elicited by exercise, aging, injury, or pathology. Thus, research in vessel development has provided tremendous insights into therapies for vascular diseases and disorders, cancer interventions, wound repair and tissue engineering, and in turn, these models have clearly impacted our understanding of development. Here we provide an overview of the development of the vascular system, highlighting several areas of active investigation and key questions that remain to be answered.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood VesselsCardiovascular SystemEndothelial CellsHumansLymphangiogenesisMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeovascularization, PhysiologicSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID23799579
PMCPMC4146572
OpenAlexW2049902469

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