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ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2017

SR-BI: A Multifunctional Receptor in Cholesterol Homeostasis and Atherosclerosis.

MacRae F Linton, Huan Tao, Edward F Linton, Patricia G Yancey

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Review in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
85citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
16.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 204 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

MacRae F LintonAtherosclerosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA; Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA. Electronic address: macrae.linton@vanderbilt.edu.
Huan TaoAtherosclerosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA.
Edward F LintonPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6055, USA.
Patricia G YanceyAtherosclerosis Research Unit, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA. Electronic address: patricia.g.yancey@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Non-coding RNA & Bioinformatics CoreP01HL116263 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAVIES, SEAN STEPHEN · 2014 to 2025
$24.7M
Macrophage SR-BI Regulates Autophagy, Angiogenin and tRNA-derived small RNAsR01HL127173 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LINTON, MACRAE F, VICKERS, KASEY C · 2016 to 2019
$2.1M
Macrophage Akt and IKKalpha signaling in apoptosis and atherosclerosisR01HL105375 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LINTON, MACRAE F · 2010 to 2013
$1.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL116263NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL105375NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL127173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HDL receptor scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) plays crucial roles in cholesterol homeostasis, lipoprotein metabolism, and atherosclerosis. Hepatic SR-BI mediates reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) by the uptake of HDL cholesterol for routing to the bile. Through the selective uptake of HDL lipids, hepatic SR-BI modulates HDL composition and preserves HDL's atheroprotective functions of mediating cholesterol efflux and minimizing inflammation and oxidation. Macrophage and endothelial cell SR-BI inhibits the development of atherosclerosis by mediating cholesterol trafficking to minimize atherosclerotic lesion foam cell formation. SR-BI signaling also helps limit inflammation and cell death and mediates efferocytosis of apoptotic cells in atherosclerotic lesions thereby preventing vulnerable plaque formation. SR-BI is emerging as a multifunctional therapeutic target to reduce atherosclerosis development.

Indexed as

AnimalsAtherosclerosisBiological TransportCholesterolEndothelial CellsHumansMacrophagesCholesterol

Identifiers

PMID28259375
PMCPMC5438771
OpenAlexW2594532416

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