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ReviewBioMed research international2013

Lymphedema and therapeutic lymphangiogenesis.

Yukihiro Saito, Hironori Nakagami, Yasufumi Kaneda, Ryuichi Morishita

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Review in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Mechanisms and treatments of lymphedema.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  14. Effects of the Traditional Chinese Medical Prescription Linba Fang as a Treatment for Lymphedema.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
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  15. Lymphatic Function and Dysfunction in the Context of Sex Differences.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2019
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  20. Lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yukihiro SaitoDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan.
Hironori Nakagami
Yasufumi Kaneda
Ryuichi Morishita

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphedema is a disorder of the lymphatic vascular system characterized by impaired lymphatic return and swelling of the extremities. Lymphedema is divided into primary and secondary forms based on the underlying etiology. Despite substantial advances in both surgical and conservative techniques, therapeutic options for the management of lymphedema are limited. Although rarely lethal, lymphedema is a disfiguring and disabling condition with an associated decrease in the quality of life. The recent impressive expansion of knowledge on the molecular mechanisms governing lymphangiogenesis provides new possibilities for the treatment of lymphedema. This review highlights the lymphatic biology, the pathophysiology of lymphedema, and the therapeutic lymphangiogenesis using hepatocyte growth factor.

Indexed as

LymphangiogenesisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEdemaEndothelial CellsHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansLymphatic VesselsLymphedemaHepatocyte Growth Factor

Identifiers

PMID24222916
PMCPMC3810055

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