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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2018

Genetic and Pharmacologic Inhibition of the Neutrophil Elastase Inhibits Experimental Atherosclerosis.

Guanmei Wen, Weiwei An, Jiangyong Chen, Eithne M Maguire, Qishan Chen, Feng Yang, Stuart W A Pearce, Maria Kyriakides, Li Zhang, Shu Ye and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Guanmei WenCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Weiwei AnCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Jiangyong ChenCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Eithne M MaguireCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Qishan ChenCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Feng YangCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Stuart W A PearceCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Maria KyriakidesCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Li ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shu YeCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Sussan NoursharghCentre for Microvascular Research, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Qingzhong XiaoCentre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom q.xiao@qmul.ac.uk.
Queen Mary University of London · GBWilliam Harvey Research Institute · GBZhejiang University · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CNUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/09/044/28007British Heart Foundation PG/11/40/28891British Heart Foundation PG/13/45/30326British Heart Foundation PG/15/11/31279British Heart Foundation PG/15/86/31723British Heart Foundation PG/16/1/31892Wellcome Trust 098291/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate whether neutrophil elastase (NE) plays a causal role in atherosclerosis, and the molecular mechanisms involved. METHODS AND

resultsNE genetic-deficient mice (Apolipoprotein E

conclusionsWe outlined a pathogenic role for NE in foam cell formation and atherosclerosis development. Consequently, inhibition of NE may represent a potential therapeutic approach to treating cardiovascular disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesAtherosclerosisATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1Cells, CulturedCholesterolCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFoam CellsInflammation MediatorsLeukocyte ElastaseMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoENeutrophilsAbca1 protein, mouseATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1CholesterolCytokinesGW 311616Inflammation MediatorsLeukocyte ElastasePiperidinesSerine Proteinase InhibitorsatherosclerosisATP‐binding cassette transporter ABCA1bone marrow transplantfoam cellsGW311616Ainflammationmacrophageneutrophil elastaseneutrophil elastase inhibitorprotease

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PMID29437605
PMCPMC5850208
OpenAlexW2789827631

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