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ReviewTissue barriers2017

The barrier hypothesis and Oncostatin M: Restoration of epithelial barrier function as a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of type 2 inflammatory disease.

Kathryn L Pothoven, Robert P Schleimer

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Review in Tissue barriers, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. [Research progress on the relationship between gut microbiota and childhood bronchial asthma].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025
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  18. Allergens in Atopic Dermatitis.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn L Pothovena Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA.
Robert P Schleimera Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Systems Genetics Approach to Gene Discovery in Chronic RhinosinusitisU19AI106683 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KERN, ROBERT C · 2014 to 2017
$7.9M
Glucocorticosteroid Action In Inflammatory DiseaseR37HL068546 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2009 to 2018
$3.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL068546NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI106683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucosal epithelium maintains tissue homeostasis through many processes, including epithelial barrier function, which separates the environment from the tissue. The barrier hypothesis of type 2 inflammatory disease postulates that epithelial and epidermal barrier dysfunction, which cause inappropriate exposure to the environment, can result in allergic sensitization and development of type 2 inflammatory disease. The restoration of barrier dysfunction once it's lost, or the prevention of barrier dysfunction, have the potential to be exciting new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of type 2 inflammatory disease. Neutrophil-derived Oncostatin M has been shown to be a potent disrupter of epithelial barrier function through the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). This review will discuss these events and outline several points along this axis at which therapeutic intervention could be beneficial for the treatment of type 2 inflammatory diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGrowth InhibitorsHumansHypersensitivity, ImmediateOncostatin MGrowth InhibitorsOncostatin Mepithelial barrier functionepithelial-mesenchymal transitionneutrophilOncostatin Mtype 2 inflammation

Identifiers

PMID28665760
PMCPMC5571776
OpenAlexW2626275980

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