Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29483816›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of medical sciences2018

Recent insights into mitochondrial targeting strategies in liver transplantation.

Rui Miguel Martins, João Soeiro Teodoro, Emanuel Furtado, Anabela Pinto Rolo, Carlos Marques Palmeira, José Guilherme Tralhão

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Review in International journal of medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Key hepatoprotective roles of mitochondria in liver regeneration.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2023
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  8. Inflammatory response to the ischaemia-reperfusion insult in the liver after major tissue trauma.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rui Miguel MartinsDepartment of Surgery, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
João Soeiro TeodoroDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; and Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Emanuel FurtadoUnidade de Transplantação Hepática de Crianças e Adultos, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Anabela Pinto RoloDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; and Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Carlos Marques PalmeiraDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; and Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
José Guilherme TralhãoDepartment of Surgery A, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Cirurgia III, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; and Center for Investigation on Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PTHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PTInstituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in liver transplantation can disrupt the normal activity of mitochondria in the hepatic parenchyma. This potential dysfunction of mitochondria after I/R injury could be responsible for the initial poor graft function or primary nonfunction observed after liver transplantation. Thus, determining the mechanisms that lead to human hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction might contribute to improving the outcome of liver transplantation. Furthermore, early identification of novel prognostic factors involved in I/R injury could serve as a key endpoint to predict the outcome of liver grafts and also to promote the early adoption of novel strategies that protect against I/R injury. Here, we briefly review recent advances in the study of mitochondrial dysfunction and I/R injury, particularly in relation to liver transplantation. Next, we highlight various pharmacological therapeutic strategies that could be applied, and discuss their relationship to relevant mitochondrion-related processes and targets. Lastly, we note that although considerable progress has been made in our understanding of I/R injury and mitochondrial dysfunction, further investigation is required to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, thereby identifying biomarkers that can help in evaluating donor organs.

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ApoptosisHumansLiverLiver TransplantationMitochondriaProtective AgentsReperfusion InjuryProtective AgentsIschemia/reperfusion injuryLiver preservation solutionLiver transplantationMitochondriaPharmacological conditioning

Identifiers

PMID29483816
PMCPMC5820854
OpenAlexW2790593122

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