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ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2017

Intestinal epithelial claudins: expression and regulation in homeostasis and inflammation.

Vicky Garcia-Hernandez, Miguel Quiros, Asma Nusrat

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Review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 247 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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247citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

247 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 424 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vicky Garcia-HernandezDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Miguel QuirosDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Asma NusratDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier function by intercellular junction proteins in health and diseaseR01DK059888 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ASMA NUSRAT · 2001 to 2026
$10.5M
Intestinal Mucosal Wound Resealing in IBDR01DK055679 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ASMA NUSRAT · 2004 to 2026
$8.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK055679NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK059888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal epithelium forms a highly dynamic and selective barrier that controls absorption of fluid and solutes while restricting pathogen access to underlying tissues. Barrier properties are achieved by intercellular junctions that include an apical tight junction (TJ) and subjacent adherens junctions and desmosomes. The TJ tetraspan claudin proteins form pores between epithelial cells to control paracellular fluid and ion movement. In addition to regulation of barrier function, claudin family members control epithelial homeostasis and are expressed in a spatiotemporal manner in the intestinal crypt-luminal axis. This delicate balance of physiologic differential claudin protein expression is altered during mucosal inflammation. Inflammatory mediators influence transcriptional regulation, as well as endocytic trafficking, targeting, and retention of claudins in the TJ. Increased expression of intestinal epithelial claudin-1, -2, and -18 with downregulation of claudin-3, -4, -5, -7, -8, and -12 has been observed in intestinal inflammatory disorders. Such changes in claudin proteins modify the epithelial barrier function in addition to influencing epithelial and mucosal homeostasis. An improved understanding of the regulatory mechanisms that control epithelial claudin proteins will provide strategies to strengthen the epithelial barrier function and restore mucosal homeostasis in inflammatory disorders.

Indexed as

HomeostasisAnimalsClaudin-1Claudin-3ClaudinsHumansInflammationIntestinal MucosaModels, BiologicalTight JunctionsClaudin-1Claudin-3Claudinsclaudinsepitheliuminflammationintestinemucosal barriertight junction

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PMID28493289
PMCPMC5545801
OpenAlexW2612876782

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