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ArticleCritical care (London, England)2014

Adrenomedullin: a vasodilator to treat sepsis?

Jérôme Pugin

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Article in Critical care (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Jérôme Pugin
Geneva College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenomedullin is a vasodilatory polypeptide with pleiotropic effects secreted by various organs. Adrenomedullin is produced first as a prepropeptide, and then cleaved into mature adrenomedullin and mid-regional proadrenomedullin. Whereas levels of the latter have been shown to correlate with severity of sepsis and carry prognostic value, adrenomedullin plays a role in vascular tone homeostasis. In the previous issue of Critical Care, the infusion of exogenous adrenomedullin is suggested to protect against increased lung endothelial permeability and end-organ dysfunction in a model of pneumococcal pneumonia in mechanically ventilated mice, possibly by stabilizing vascular endothelia. Since adrenomedullin is a strong vasodilatory molecule, further studies are needed to evaluate its potential as a future treatment of sepsis.

Indexed as

AdrenomedullinAnimalsBronchodilator AgentsFemalePneumonia, PneumococcalRespiration, ArtificialSepsisVentilator-Induced Lung InjuryAdrenomedullinBronchodilator Agents

Identifiers

PMID25041977
PMCPMC4075119
OpenAlexW2053300940

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