Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29290153›Full record

ReviewThe journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society2018

The Role of Heparan Sulfate in Inflammation, and the Development of Biomimetics as Anti-Inflammatory Strategies.

Brooke L Farrugia, Megan S Lord, James Melrose, John M Whitelock

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Review in The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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60citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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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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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Heparan Sulfates Regulate Vascular Reactivity in Syndecan 1 Knockout Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates - Glycosaminoglycans.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2025
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  20. A One-Bead-Per-Saccharide (1BPS) Model for Glycosaminoglycans.Journal of chemical theory and computation · 2023
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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.

Brooke L FarrugiaGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Megan S LordGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
James MelroseGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
John M WhitelockGraduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AURoyal North Shore Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Key events that occur during inflammation include the recruitment, adhesion, and transmigration of leukocytes from the circulation to the site of inflammation. These events are modulated by chemokines, integrins, and selectins and the interaction of these molecules with glycosaminoglycans, predominantly heparan sulfate (HS). The development of HS/heparin mimetics that interfere or inhibit the interactions that occur between glycosaminoglycans and modulators of inflammation holds great potential for use as anti-inflammatory therapeutics. This review will detail the role of HS in the events that occur during inflammation, their interaction and modulation of inflammatory mediators, and the current advances in the development of HS/heparin mimetics as anti-inflammatory biotherapeutics.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryImmunity, InnateAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBiomimeticsChemokinesGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHeparan SulfateHumansInflammationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChemokinesGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHeparan Sulfateextracellular matrixglycosaminoglycansheparan sulfateheparininflammationinnate immunity

Identifiers

PMID29290153
PMCPMC5958377
OpenAlexW2781719706

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