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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2014

Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein: from molecular pathogenesis to clinical applications.

Hua-Wen Fu

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Review
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  6. Biotechnologia · 2025
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  7. Effects of Neutrophil-Activating Protein ofAdvanced biomedical research · 2025
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  8. Reactive Oxygen Species andAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  9. Microorganisms · 2023
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  11. Pathogenomics of Helicobacter pylori.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2023
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  12. Review
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  14. The Role ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  15. Efficacy of Qingre Huashi decoction on infection of : inhibiting adhesion, antioxidant, and anti-inflammation.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2022
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  19. Immunological Perspective:Mediators of inflammation · 2022
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  20. The Effects of Vitamins and Micronutrients onJournal of immunology research · 2022
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hua-Wen FuHua-Wen Fu, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
National Tsing Hua University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) was originally identified as a virulence factor of H. pylori for its ability to activate neutrophils to generate respiratory burst by releasing reactive oxygen species. Later on, HP-NAP was also found to be involved in the protection of H. pylori from DNA damage, supporting the survival of H. pylori under oxidative stress. This protein is highly conserved and expressed by virtually all clinical isolates of H. pylori. The majority of patients infected with H. pylori produced antibodies specific for HP-NAP, suggesting its important role in immunity. In addition to acting as a pathogenic factor by activating the innate immunity through a wide range of human leukocytes, including neutrophils, monocytes, and mast cells, HP-NAP also mediates adaptive immunity through the induction of T helper cell type I responses. The pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of HP-NAP not only make it play an important role in disease pathogenesis but also make it a potential candidate for clinical use. Even though there is no convincing evidence to link HP-NAP to a disease outcome, recent findings supporting the pathogenic role of HP-NAP will be reviewed. In addition, the potential clinical applications of HP-NAP in vaccine development, clinical diagnosis, and drug development will be discussed.

Indexed as

Neutrophil ActivationAnimalsAutocrine CommunicationBacterial ProteinsBacterial VaccinesHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansNeutrophilsSignal TransductionBacterial ProteinsBacterial Vaccinesneutrophil-activating protein A, Helicobacter pyloriClinical applicationDiagnosisDrug developmentHelicobacter pyloriHelicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating proteinImmunomodulationImmunotherapyT helper cell type I/IIVaccine

Identifiers

PMID24833859
PMCPMC4017044
OpenAlexW2055851091

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