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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Extracellular Vesicles: A New Frontier in Biomarker Discovery for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Linda A Ban, Nicholas A Shackel, Susan V McLennan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Extracellular Vesicles and Fatty Liver.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  11. [Effect of macrophage-derived exosomes on promoting hepatic stellate cell activation and platelet-derived growth factor expression].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2022
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Linda A BanGreg Brown Diabetes and Endocrine Laboratory, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. linda.ban@sydney.edu.au.
Nicholas A ShackelLiver Cell Biology Laboratory, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia. n.shackel@centenary.usyd.edu.au.
Susan V McLennanGreg Brown Diabetes and Endocrine Laboratory, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. sue.mclennan@sydney.edu.au.
University of Sydney · AUCentenary Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the global burden of obesity and diabetes has seen a parallel rise in other metabolic complications, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This condition, once thought to be a benign accumulation of hepatic fat, is now recognized as a serious and prevalent disorder that is conducive to inflammation and fibrosis. Despite the rising incidence of NAFLD, there is currently no reliable method for its diagnosis or staging besides the highly invasive tissue biopsy. This limitation has resulted in the study of novel circulating markers as potential candidates, one of the most popular being extracellular vesicles (EVs). These submicron membrane-bound structures are secreted from stressed and activated cells, or are formed during apoptosis, and are known to be involved in intercellular communication. The cargo of EVs depends upon the parent cell and has been shown to be changed in disease, as is their abundance in the circulation. The role of EVs in immunity and epigenetic regulation is widely attested, and studies showing a correlation with disease severity have made these structures a favorable target for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. This review will highlight the research that is available on EVs in the context of NAFLD, the current limitations, and projections for their future utility in a clinical setting.

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AnimalsBiomarkersEarly DiagnosisExtracellular VesiclesHumansNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseBiomarkersbiomarkersdiagnosisexosomesextracellular vesiclesmicrovesiclesNAFLDnon-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)steatohepatitissteatosis

Identifiers

PMID26985892
PMCPMC4813235
OpenAlexW2301005860

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