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ReviewInflammatory bowel diseases2018

Ancient Nuclear Receptor VDR With New Functions: Microbiome and Inflammation.

Danika Bakke, Jun Sun

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Review in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
84citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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

84 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danika BakkeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Jun SunDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

How Vitamin D Receptor Influences Intestinal BarriersR01DK114126 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Jun Sun · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
Vitamin D Receptor Regulation of Microbiota in Intestinal EpitheliaR01DK105118 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SUN, JUN · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK105118NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biological functions of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 are regulated by nuclear receptor vitamin D receptor (VDR). The expression level of VDR is high in intestine. VDR is an essential regulator of intestinal cell proliferation, barrier function, and immunity. Vitamin D/VDR plays a protective role in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Emerging evidence demonstrates low VDR expression and dysfunction of vitamin D/VDR signaling in patients with IBD. Here, we summarize the progress made in vitamin D/VDR signaling in genetic regulation, immunity, and the microbiome in IBD. We cover the mechanisms of intestinal VDR in regulating inflammation through inhibiting the NF-ĸB pathway and activating autophagy. Recent studies suggest that the association of VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms with immune and intestinal pathology may be sex dependent. We emphasize the tissue specificity of VDR and its sex- and time-dependent effects. Furthermore, we discuss potential clinical application and future direction of vitamin D/VDR in preventing and treating IBD.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsFemaleHumansInflammationInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutReceptors, CalcitriolSex FactorsVitamin Ddihydroxy-vitamin D3Receptors, CalcitriolVDR protein, humanVitamin D

Identifiers

PMID29718408
PMCPMC6148749
OpenAlexW2801021153

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