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ReviewInternational journal of inflammation2016

The Role of TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9 in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.

Mohsin H K Roshan, Amos Tambo, Nikolai P Pace

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Review in International journal of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
104citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-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

104 citing papers in PubMed, 170 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohsin H K RoshanDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0003-4555-8596
Amos TamboDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0002-1559-2753
Nikolai P PaceDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0002-7332-874X
University of Malta · MT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key players in the pathogenesis of inflammatory conditions including coronary arterial disease (CAD). They are expressed by a variety of immune cells where they recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). TLRs recruit adaptor molecules, including myeloid differentiation primary response protein (MYD88) and TIRF-related adaptor protein (TRAM), to mediate activation of MAPKs and NF-kappa B pathways. They are associated with the development of CAD through various mechanisms. TLR4 is expressed in lipid-rich and atherosclerotic plaques. In TLR2

Identifiers

PMID27795867
PMCPMC5067326
OpenAlexW2528224415

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