Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24914235›Full record

ReviewThe Journal of cell biology2014

The cell biology of asthma.

David J Erle, Dean Sheppard

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In one paragraph

Review in The Journal of cell biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 135 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
135citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

135 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 257 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A molecular systems architecture of asthma.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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75 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David J ErleLung Biology Center and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Dean SheppardLung Biology Center and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 dean.sheppard@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Understanding Asthma EndotypesU19AI077439 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Nirav Rati Bhakta · 2008 to 2026
$41.1M
In Vivo Function of Pulmonary IntegrinsR37HL053949 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHEPPARD, DEAN · 2007 to 2013
$2.7M
IN VIVO FUNCTIONS OF PULMONARY INTEGRINSR01HL053949 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHEPPARD, DEAN · 1995 to 2006
$2.5M
Specialized molecules with essential roles in mucus productionR01HL099101 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ERLE, DAVID J · 2010 to 2013
$1.5M
Integrin-mediated Regulation of Airway Smooth MuscleR01HL102292 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHEPPARD, DEAN · 2011 to 2014
$1.5M
Micro-RNAs in airway epithelial differentiation and asthmaR21HL108596 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ERLE, DAVID J · 2011 to 2012
$416k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical manifestations of asthma are caused by obstruction of the conducting airways of the lung. Two airway cell types are critical for asthma pathogenesis: epithelial cells and smooth muscle cells. Airway epithelial cells, which are the first line of defense against inhaled pathogens and particles, initiate airway inflammation and produce mucus, an important contributor to airway obstruction. The other main cause of airway obstruction is contraction of airway smooth muscle. Complementary experimental approaches involving cultured cells, animal models, and human clinical studies have provided many insights into diverse mechanisms that contribute to airway epithelial and smooth muscle cell pathology in this complex disease.

Indexed as

Adrenal Cortex HormonesAnimalsAsthmaCell AdhesionCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCiliaEpithelial CellsErbB ReceptorsHumansInterleukin-13Muscle ContractionMyocytes, Smooth MuscleMyosinsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionAdrenal Cortex HormonesErbB ReceptorsInterleukin-13MyosinsReceptors, Notch

Identifiers

PMID24914235
PMCPMC4050726
OpenAlexW2125457360

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