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ReviewCell and tissue research2016

Periostin as a multifunctional modulator of the wound healing response.

John T Walker, Karrington McLeod, Shawna Kim, Simon J Conway, Douglas W Hamilton

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Review in Cell and tissue research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

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

75 citing papers in PubMed, 121 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

John T WalkerDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.
Karrington McLeodGraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.
Shawna KimDivision of Oral Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.
Simon J ConwayHerman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Douglas W HamiltonDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1. dhamil2@uwo.ca.
Western University · CAIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · US

Funding

Role of TGFbeta superfamily in Broncopulmonary DysplasiaR01HL115619 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI CONWAY, SIMON JAMES · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
CIHR RN247506NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL115619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During tissue healing, the dynamic and temporal alterations required for effective repair occur in the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM). Matricellular proteins (MPs) are a group of diverse non-structural ECM components that bind cell surface receptors mediating interactions between the cell and its microenviroment, effectively regulating adhesion, migration, proliferation, signaling, and cell phenotype. Periostin (Postn), a pro-fibrogenic secreted glycoprotein, is defined as an MP based on its expression pattern and regulatory roles during development and healing and in disease processes. Postn consists of a typical signal sequence, an EMI domain responsible for binding to fibronectin, four tandem fasciclin-like domains that are responsible for integrin binding, and a C-terminal region in which multiple splice variants originate. This review focuses specifically on the role of Postn in wound healing and remodeling, an area of intense research during the last 10 years, particularly as related to skin healing and myocardium post-infarction. Postn interacts with cells through various integrin pairs and is an essential downstream effector of transforming growth factor-β superfamily signaling. Across various tissues, Postn is associated with the pro-fibrogenic process: specifically, the transition of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, collagen fibrillogenesis, and ECM synthesis. Although the complexity of Postn as a modulator of cell behavior in tissue healing is only beginning to be elucidated, its expression is clearly a defining event in moving wound healing through the proliferative and remodeling phases.

Indexed as

Wound HealingAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesFibrosisHumansModels, BiologicalOrgan SpecificityCell Adhesion MoleculesCardiacMatricellularMyofibroblastPostnSkin

Identifiers

PMID27234502
PMCPMC5559884
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