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ArticleScientific reports2017

miR-21 deficiency inhibits osteoclast function and prevents bone loss in mice.

Cheng-Hu Hu, Bing-Dong Sui, Fang-Ying Du, Yi Shuai, Chen-Xi Zheng, Pan Zhao, Xiao-Rui Yu, Yan Jin

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 89 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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89citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Hu HuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Bing-Dong SuiState Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Fang-Ying DuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Yi ShuaiState Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Chen-Xi ZhengState Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Pan ZhaoXi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Xiao-Rui YuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Yan JinState Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
Air Force Medical University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs emerge as critical post-transcriptional regulators in bone metabolism. We have previously reported in vitro that miR-21 promotes osteogenesis, while studies have also revealed miR-21 as a regulator of osteoclastogenesis and a promoter of osteoclast differentiation in vitro. However, in vivo data are still lacking in identifying skeletal function of miR-21, particularly its effects on osteoporosis. Here, using miR-21 knockout (miR-21

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Bone ResorptionAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsGene Knockout TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsOsteoclastsRNA-Binding ProteinsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, mousePdcd4 protein, mouseRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID28240263
PMCPMC5327426
OpenAlexW2591768479

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