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ReviewRedox biology2015

Breathing new life into nitric oxide signaling: A brief overview of the interplay between oxygen and nitric oxide.

Douglas D Thomas

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In one paragraph

Review in Redox biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
70citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 161 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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Douglas D ThomasDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street, MC 781, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: ddthomas@uic.edu.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Structure and function of chloride channels and transportersR01GM085232 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ACCARDI, ALESSIO · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
The role of dinitrosyliron complexes in cancer etiologyR01GM094175 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI THOMAS, DOUGLAS D. · 2011 to 2014
$978k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085232NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM085232NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM094175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitric oxide ((•)NO, nitrogen monoxide) is one of the most unique biological signaling molecules associated with a multitude of physiologic and pathological conditions. In order to fully appreciate its numerous roles, it is essential to understand its basic biochemical properties. Most signaling effector molecules such as steroids or proteins have a significant life-span and function through classical receptor-ligand interactions. (•)NO, however, is a short-lived free-radical gas that only reacts with two types of molecules under biological conditions; metals and other free radicals. These simple interactions can lead to a myriad of complex intermediates which in turn have their own phenotypic effects. For these reasons, responses to (•)NO often appear to be random or contradictory when outcomes are compared across various experimental settings. This article will serve as a brief overview of the chemical, biological, and microenvironmental factors that dictate (•)NO signaling with an emphasis on (•)NO metabolism. The prominent role that oxygen (dioxygen, O2) plays in (•)NO metabolism and how it influences the biological effects of (•)NO will be highlighted. This information and these concepts are intended to help students and investigators think about the interpretation of data from experiments where biological effects of (•)NO are being elucidated.

Indexed as

AnimalsFree RadicalsHalf-LifeIronNitric OxideOxygenSignal TransductionFree RadicalsIronNitric OxideOxygenDiffusionHalf-lifeMetabolismNitric oxideOxygenSignaling

Identifiers

PMID26056766
PMCPMC4473092
OpenAlexW392890894

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