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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

Calcium-sensing receptor: A new target for therapy of diarrhea.

Sam Xianjun Cheng

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Investigations of the voltage-gated CaFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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  2. Enteric nervous system as a therapeutic target in gastrointestinal disorders.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025
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  5. Calcium/calcimimeticWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2024
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  7. Calcium-sensing receptor activator cinacalcet for treatment of cyclic nucleotide-mediated secretory diarrheas.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2024
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  16. Antifungal activity and antidiarrheal activityWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sam Xianjun ChengSam Xianjun Cheng, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
University of Florida · US

Funding

Calcium Receptor Action in Childhood DiarrheaK08HD079674 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CHENG, SAM X · 2014 to 2018
$671k
NICHD NIH HHS K08 HD079674NICHD NIH HHS K08HD079674
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of acute diarrhea remains a global challenge, particularly in resource-limiting countries. Oral rehydration solution (ORS), a passive rehydrating therapy developed approximately 40 years ago, remains the mainstay treatment. Although ORS is effective for hydration, since it does not inhibit enterotoxin-mediated excessive secretion, reduced absorption and compromised barrier function - the primary mechanisms of diarrhea, ORS does not offer a rapid relief of diarrhea symptom. There are a few alternative therapies available, yet the use of these drugs is limited by their expense, lack of availability and/or safety concerns. Novel anti-diarrheal therapeutic approaches, particularly those simple affordable therapies, are needed. This article explores intestinal calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), a newly uncovered target for therapy of diarrhea. Unlike others, targeting this host antidiarrheal receptor system appears "all-inclusive": it is anti-secretory, pro-absorptive, anti-motility, and anti-inflammatory. Thus, activating CaSR reverses changes of both secretory and inflammatory diarrheas. Considering its unique property of using simple nutrients such as calcium, polyamines, and certain amino acids/oligopeptides as activators, it is possible that through targeting of CaSR with a combination of specific nutrients, novel oral rehydrating solutions that are inexpensive and practical to use in all countries may be developed.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntidiarrhealsCost-Benefit AnalysisDiarrheaDisease Models, AnimalDrug CostsDrug DesignGastrointestinal MotilityGenotypeHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMice, KnockoutMolecular Targeted TherapyPermeabilityReceptors, Calcium-SensingAntidiarrhealsCASR protein, humanCASR protein, mouseReceptors, Calcium-SensingReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnti-secretoryCholera toxinEnteric nervous systemEscherichia coli heat stable toxinInflammatory diarrheaIntestinal barrier functionIntestinal permeabilityOral rehydration solutionPro-absorptiveSecretory diarrhea

Identifiers

PMID26973410
PMCPMC4777994
OpenAlexW2299756779

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