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ReviewCells2015

Scavenger receptor structure and function in health and disease.

Izma Abdul Zani, Sam L Stephen, Nadeem A Mughal, David Russell, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Stephen B Wheatcroft, Sreenivasan Ponnambalam

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Review in Cells, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
154citing papers in PubMed
11.5field-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

154 citing papers in PubMed, 353 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Izma Abdul ZaniEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Sam L StephenEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Nadeem A MughalEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
David RussellLeeds Vascular Institute, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Shervanthi Homer-VanniasinkamLeeds Vascular Institute, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Stephen B WheatcroftLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Sreenivasan PonnambalamEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. s.ponnambalam@leeds.ac.uk.
University of Leeds · GBLeeds General Infirmary · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/09/054/27838British Heart Foundation PG/12/56/29748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scavenger receptors (SRs) are a 'superfamily' of membrane-bound receptors that were initially thought to bind and internalize modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL), though it is currently known to bind to a variety of ligands including endogenous proteins and pathogens. New family of SRs and their properties have been identified in recent years, and have now been classified into 10 eukaryote families, defined as Classes A-J. These receptors are classified according to their sequences, although in each class they are further classified based in the variations of the sequence. Their ability to bind a range of ligands is reflected on the biological functions such as clearance of modified lipoproteins and pathogens. SR members regulate pathophysiological states including atherosclerosis, pathogen infections, immune surveillance, and cancer. Here, we review our current understanding of SR structure and function implicated in health and disease.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisOxidized LDL particleScavenger receptorSignal transduction

Identifiers

PMID26010753
PMCPMC4493455
OpenAlexW1569200980

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