Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25676126›Full record

ReviewZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2015

[Fibroblasts as pathogenic cells in rheumatic inflammation].

C Schönfeld, T Pap, E Neumann, U Müller-Ladner

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C SchönfeldLehrstuhl für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie, Rheumatologie und klinische Immunologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland.
T Pap
E Neumann
U Müller-Ladner
Kerckhoff Klinik · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by synovitis, synovial hyperplasia and progressive degeneration of affected joints. These processes are mediated by cells of the immune system as well as by synovial fibroblasts (RASF) originating from the lining layer of the synovium. In this scenario RASFs display an activated phenotype: they show an altered expression of adhesion molecules which allows attachment to articular cartilage and by synthesis of proteases they mediate progressive cartilage and bone destruction. Furthermore, they produce various cytokines and chemokines, which are essential for promoting the inflammatory response. In recent years it has become evident that RASFs not only passively respond to the proinflammatory milieu in the joints of RA patients but also actively contribute by the overproduction of several cytokines and chemokines. These proinflammatory cytokines trigger the transformation of RASFs into an aggressive and invasive phenotype. Additionally, the primarily altered genuine RASFs are actively involved in the recruitment and activation of immune cells. Taken together, they are key players in the development of the well-known chronic, destructive inflammatory response in joints affected by RA.

Indexed as

CytokinesFibroblastsHumansImmunity, InnateModels, ImmunologicalRheumatic FeverSynovial MembraneCytokines

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PMID25676126
OpenAlexW272569635

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