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ArticlePloS one2016

Leukocyte Beta-Catenin Expression Is Disturbed in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Jacob J Orme, Yong Du, Kamala Vanarsa, Tianfu Wu, Anne B Satterthwaite, Chandra Mohan

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular and Cellular Mediators of Renal Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Wnt Signaling Is Deranged in Asthmatic Bronchial Epithelium and Fibroblasts.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob J OrmeThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Yong DuThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Kamala VanarsaThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Tianfu WuThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Anne B SatterthwaiteThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Chandra MohanThe Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-5740
University of Houston · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Foreboding Lupus Nephritis in Minority WomanR01DK081872 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI MOHAN, CHANDRA · 2009 to 2013
$2.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK081872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wnt/β-catenin signaling is relatively understudied in immunity and autoimmunity. β-catenin blocks inflammatory mediators and favors tolerogenic dendritic cell (DC) phenotypes. We show here that leukocytes from lupus-prone mice and SLE patients express diminished β-catenin transcriptional activity, particularly in myeloid cells, although other leukocytes revealed similar trends. Serum levels of DKK-1, an inhibitor under transcriptional control of Wnt/β-catenin, were also decreased in lupus-prone mice. Surprisingly, however, preemptive deletion of β-catenin from macrophages appears to have no effect on lupus development, even in mice with varying genetic loads for lupus. Although myeloid-specific loss of β-catenin does not seem to be important for lupus development, the potential role of this transcription factor in other leukocytes and renal cells remain to be elucidated.

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AnimalsAxin Proteinbeta CateninDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFollistatin-Related ProteinsGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeukocytesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMacrophagesMaleMiceAxin2 protein, mouseAxin Proteinbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, mouseDkk1 protein, mouseFollistatin-Related ProteinsFstl1 protein, mouseIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsWnt Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27548498
PMCPMC4993388
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