Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29508389›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of pathology2018

Pyloric metaplasia, pseudopyloric metaplasia, ulcer-associated cell lineage and spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia: reparative lineages in the gastrointestinal mucosa.

James R Goldenring

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Article in The Journal of pathology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Pyroptosis in gastric mucosal injury‑related diseases (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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  13. Autoimmune Gastritis andInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

James R GoldenringSection of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7833-2940
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RICHARD M. PEEK · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Induction and Evolution of Metaplasia in the StomachR01DK101332 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Eunyoung Choi, James Richard Goldenring · 2014 to 2026
$5.9M
Mechanisms of Gastric Mucous Cell MetaplasiaR01DK071590 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI GOLDENRING, JAMES RICHARD · 2008 to 2012
$2.2M
Oxyntic Atrophy and Novel Gastric Lineages.I01BX000930 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI GOLDENRING, JAMES RICHARD · 2011 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX000930NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK058404NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK071590NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gastrointestinal mucosae provide a critical barrier between the external and internal milieu. Thus, damage to the mucosa requires an immediate response to provide appropriate wound closure and healing. Metaplastic lineages with phenotypes similar to the mucous glands of the distal stomach or Brunner's glands have been associated with various injurious scenarios in the stomach, small bowel, and colon. These lineages have been assigned various names including pyloric metaplasia, pseudopyloric metaplasia, ulcer-associated cell lineage (UACL), and spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM). A re-examination of the literature on these various forms of mucous cell metaplasia suggests that pyloric-type mucosal gland lineages may provide a ubiquitous response to mucosal injury throughout the gastrointestinal tract as well as in the pancreas, esophagus, and other mucosal surfaces. While the cellular origin of these putative reparative lineages likely varies in different regions of the gut, their final phenotypes may converge on a pyloric-type gland dedicated to mucous secretion. In addition to their healing properties in the setting of acute injury, these pyloric-type lineages may also represent precursors to neoplastic transitions in the face of chronic inflammatory influences. Further investigations are needed to determine how discrete molecular profiles relate to the origin and function of pyloric-type metaplasias previously described by histological characteristics in multiple epithelial mucosal systems in the setting of acute and chronic damage. Copyright © 2018 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Indexed as

Cell LineageAnimalsColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseGastric MucosaGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntestinal MucosaMetaplasiaPeptidesPrecancerous ConditionsSignal TransductionIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesspasmolytic polypeptidegastrointestinal mucosamucosal injurymucous glandspseudopyloric metaplasiapyloric metaplasiaspasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasiaSPEMulcer-associated cell lineageulscer

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PMCPMC6026529
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