Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28757265›Full record

ReviewGastroenterology2018

Pathophysiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Kelly M O'Shea, Seema S Aceves, Evan S Dellon, Sandeep K Gupta, Jonathan M Spergel, Glenn T Furuta, Marc E Rothenberg

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 269 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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269citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
27.8field-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

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.

NCT03822325 active not recruitingnot on this map

Inflammatory Mediators as Potential Non-Invasive Biomarkers and Understanding the Mechanism of Remodeling in Tissue Biopsies in Subjects With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Pilot Study

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoRan2011 to 2027Enrolled88ConditionsEosinophilic Esophagitis
NCT05199532 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Registry

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoRan2020 to 2035Enrolled500ConditionsEosinophilic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, Eosinophilic Colitis, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

269 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 474 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Biological and Steroid Therapies in Adolescent and Adult Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis With Meta-Regression.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2026
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  5. The microbiota in eosinophilic esophagitis: A systematic review.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022
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  19. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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209 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly M O'SheaDepartment of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Seema S AcevesDivision of Allergy Immunology, Center for Immunity, Infection and Inflammation, University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, California.
Evan S DellonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Sandeep K GuptaDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois.
Jonathan M SpergelDivision of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Glenn T FurutaDigestive Health Institute, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Marc E RothenbergDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: marc.rothenberg@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USIllinois College · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
TSLP, IL-9-producing mucosal mast cells, and allergic inflammationU19AI070235 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Marc E. Rothenberg · 2006 to 2026
$31.3M
TRAINING (CAREER DEVELOPMENT) COMPONENTU54AI117804 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI GLENN T FURUTA, Marc E. Rothenberg · 2014 to 2026
$18.5M
Genetic and Immunological Dissection of Eosinophilic EsophagitisR01AI124355 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Marc E. Rothenberg · 2015 to 2026
$5.9M
Regulation of Gastrointestinal EosinophilsR37AI045898 · NIAID · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI ROTHENBERG, MARC E. · 2010 to 2019
$3.6M
Patient research in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseasesK24DK100303 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI FURUTA, GLENN T · 2013 to 2017
$889k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124355NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI045898NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI070235NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI117804NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK100303NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an emerging disease that is distinguished from gastroesophageal reflux disease by the expression of a unique esophageal transcriptome and the interplay of early life environmental factors with distinct genetic susceptibility elements at 5q22 (TSLP) and 2p23 (CAPN14). Rare genetic syndromes have uncovered the contribution of barrier disruption, mediated in part by defective desmosomes and dysregulated transforming growth factor beta production and signaling, to eosinophilic esophagitis pathophysiology. Experimental modeling has defined a cooperative role of activated eosinophils, mast cells, and the cytokines IL-5 and IL-13, mediated by allergic sensitization to multiple foods. Understanding these processes is opening the way to better treatment based on disrupting allergic inflammatory and type 2 cytokine-mediated responses, including anti-cytokine therapeutics and dietary therapy.

Indexed as

AdultAge FactorsAllergensBiopsyChildCytokinesEhlers-Danlos SyndromeEosinophilic EsophagitisEosinophilsEpigenesis, GeneticEsophageal StenosisEsophagusFemaleFibrosisFood HypersensitivityGastroesophageal RefluxAllergensCytokinesGlucocorticoidsProton Pump InhibitorsAllergyDesmosomeGeneticsInflammation

Identifiers

PMID28757265
PMCPMC5787048
OpenAlexW2741734981

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Registered trials

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