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ReviewAnnual review of pathology2015

Diseases of pulmonary surfactant homeostasis.

Jeffrey A Whitsett, Susan E Wert, Timothy E Weaver

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Review in Annual review of pathology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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129citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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

129 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 269 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. From Protein Folding to Precision Therapy: Surfactant Protein A in the Spotlight.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2025
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  16. THERAPIES FOR NEONATAL DISEASES OF THE SURFACTANT SYSTEM.Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association · 2025
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69 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.

Jeffrey A WhitsettDivisions of Neonatology, Perinatal Biology, and Pulmonary Biology, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; email: jeff.whitsett@cchmc.org , susan.wert@cchmc.org , tim.weaver@cchmc.org.
Susan E Wert
Timothy E Weaver
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

Transcriptional Programming of Asthma Related Pathology in Respiratory EpitheliaR01HL095580 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WHITSETT, JEFFREY A · 2009 to 2017
$4.7M
"Lung MAP" Atlas Research CenterU01HL122642 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI POTTER, S. STEVEN, WHITSETT, JEFFREY A · 2014 to 2018
$3.9M
Airway Progenitor Cell Profileration and Differentiation During Lung RepairU01HL110964 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI STREETER, PHILIP R, WHITSETT, JEFFREY A · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
Role of SFTPC in Pathogenesis of Interstitial Lung DiseaseR01HL086492 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WEAVER, TIMOTHY EDWARD · 2009 to 2013
$2.2M
The Role of Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of interstitial Lung DiseaseR01HL103923 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WEAVER, TIMOTHY EDWARD · 2011 to 2014
$2.0M
Transcriptional Control of Submucosal Gland Formation and FunctionR01HL108907 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WHITSETT, JEFFREY A · 2011 to 2014
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL086492NHLBI NIH HHS HL095580NHLBI NIH HHS HL108907NHLBI NIH HHS HL1093923NHLBI NIH HHS HL110964NHLBI NIH HHS HL122642NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL086492NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095580NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL103923NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL108907NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL110964NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL122642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in physiology and biochemistry have provided fundamental insights into the role of pulmonary surfactant in the pathogenesis and treatment of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Identification of the surfactant proteins, lipid transporters, and transcriptional networks regulating their expression has provided the tools and insights needed to discern the molecular and cellular processes regulating the production and function of pulmonary surfactant prior to and after birth. Mutations in genes regulating surfactant homeostasis have been associated with severe lung disease in neonates and older infants. Biophysical and transgenic mouse models have provided insight into the mechanisms underlying surfactant protein and alveolar homeostasis. These studies have provided the framework for understanding the structure and function of pulmonary surfactant, which has informed understanding of the pathogenesis of diverse pulmonary disorders previously considered idiopathic. This review considers the pulmonary surfactant system and the genetic causes of acute and chronic lung disease caused by disruption of alveolar homeostasis.

Indexed as

AnimalsHomeostasisHumansLungLung DiseasesPulmonary Surfactant-Associated ProteinsRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteinsalveolar capillary dysplasiaalveolar proteinosisinterstitial lung diseasepulmonary alveolar microlithiasispulmonary fibrosisrespiratory distress syndrome

Identifiers

PMID25621661
PMCPMC4316199
OpenAlexW2071009656

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