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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

The Connexin Mimetic Peptide Gap27 and Cx43-Knockdown Reveal Differential Roles for Connexin43 in Wound Closure Events in Skin Model Systems.

Chrysovalantou Faniku, Erin O'Shaughnessy, Claire Lorraine, Scott R Johnstone, Annette Graham, Sebastian Greenhough, Patricia E M Martin

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Journal of Korean medical science · 2025
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  8. The Potential Role of Connexins in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  16. Mechanisms of Connexin Regulating Peptides.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Dysregulation of Connexin Expression Plays a Pivotal Role in Psoriasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  18. Peptidic Connexin43 Therapeutics in Cardiac Reparative Medicine.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chrysovalantou FanikuDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. Chrysovalantou.Faniku@gcu.ac.uk.
Erin O'ShaughnessyDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. Erin.OShaughnessy@gcu.ac.uk.
Claire LorraineDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. clairelorraine@hotmail.co.uk.
Scott R JohnstoneDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. srj6n@eservices.virginia.edu.
Annette GrahamDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. ann.graham@gcu.ac.uk.
Sebastian GreenhoughDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. S.Greenhough@beatson.gla.ac.uk.
Patricia E M MartinDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. patricia.martin@gcu.ac.uk.
Glasgow Caledonian University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the epidermis, remodelling of Connexin43 is a key event in wound closure. However, controversy between the role of connexin channel and non-channel functions exist. We compared the impact of SiRNA targeted to Connexin43 and the connexin mimetic peptide Gap27 on scrape wound closure rates and hemichannel signalling in adult keratinocytes (AK) and fibroblasts sourced from juvenile foreskin (JFF), human neonatal fibroblasts (HNDF) and adult dermal tissue (ADF). The impact of these agents, following 24 h exposure, on

Indexed as

Gene Knockdown TechniquesModels, BiologicalCell MovementCell ProliferationConnexin 43FibroblastsForeskinGap JunctionsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMalePeptidesPhosphorylationRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkinConnexin 43PeptidesRNA, Small InterferingSmad3 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta1cell migrationconnexin hemichannelconnexin mimetic peptideSiRNAwound healing

Identifiers

PMID29463027
PMCPMC5855826
OpenAlexW2792213248

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