Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29051181›Full record

ReviewBlood2017

Disorders of erythrocyte hydration.

Patrick G Gallagher

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Review in Blood, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
71citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

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

71 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrick G GallagherDepartment of Pediatrics, Department of Pathology, and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.ORCID 0000-0002-5424-0224
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Cooperative Hematology Specialized Core CenterU54DK106857 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN HWA, Diane S Krause · 2015 to 2026
$9.7M
Regulation of Erythrocyte Volume HomeostasisR01DK104046 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GALLAGHER, PATRICK G · 2014 to 2020
$2.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK104046NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106857
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The erythrocyte contains a network of pathways that regulate salt and water content in the face of extracellular and intracellular osmotic perturbations. This allows the erythrocyte to maintain a narrow range of cell hemoglobin concentration, a process critical for normal red blood cell function and survival. Primary disorders that perturb volume homeostasis jeopardize the erythrocyte and may lead to its premature destruction. These disorders are marked by clinical, laboratory, and physiologic heterogeneity. Recent studies have revealed that these disorders are also marked by genetic heterogeneity. They have implicated roles for several proteins, PIEZO1, a mammalian mechanosensory protein; GLUT1, the glucose transporter; SLC4A1, the anion transporter; RhAG, the Rh-associated glycoprotein; KCNN4, the Gardos channel; and ABCB6, an adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette family member, in the maintenance of erythrocyte volume homeostasis. Secondary disorders of erythrocyte hydration include sickle cell disease, thalassemia, hemoglobin CC, and hereditary spherocytosis, where cellular dehydration may be a significant contributor to disease pathology and clinical complications. Understanding the pathways regulating erythrocyte water and solute content may reveal innovative strategies to maintain normal volume in disorders associated with primary or secondary cellular dehydration. These mechanisms will serve as a paradigm for other cells and may reveal new therapeutic targets for disease prevention and treatment beyond the erythrocyte.

Indexed as

HomeostasisAnimalsDehydrationErythrocytesErythrocyte VolumeHumans

Identifiers

PMID29051181
PMCPMC5746162
OpenAlexW2765497308

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