Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29736193›Full record

SynthesisDisease markers2018

The Potential of Angiogenin as a Serum Biomarker for Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Dongdong Yu, Yikai Cai, Wei Zhou, Jinghao Sheng, Zhengping Xu

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Synthesis in Disease markers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The role of angiogenin in bladder cancer: where are we in 2025?International urology and nephrology · 2025
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  14. Dual function of angiogenin-4 inducing intestinal stem cells and apoptosis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongdong YuInstitute of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5844-8735
Yikai CaiInstitute of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Wei ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Jinghao ShengInstitute of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1207-7449
Zhengping XuInstitute of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0922-736X
Zhejiang University · CNSir Run Run Shaw Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAngiogenin (ANG) is a multifunctional angiogenic protein that participates in both normal development and diseases. Abnormal serum ANG levels are commonly reported in various diseases. However, whether ANG can serve as a diagnostic or prognostic marker for different diseases remains a matter of debate.

methodsHere, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature utilizing PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus search engines to identify all publications comparing plasma or serum ANG levels between patients with different diseases and healthy controls, as were studies evaluating circulating ANG levels in healthy populations, pregnant women, or other demographic populations.

resultsThis study demonstrated that the serum ANG concentration in healthy populations was 336.14 ± 142.83 ng/ml and remained relatively stable in different populations and regions. We noted no significant differences in serum ANG levels between patients and healthy controls, except in cases in which patients suffered from cancer or cardiovascular diseases. The serum ANG concentrations were significantly higher in patients who developed colorectal cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and heart failure than those in healthy controls.

conclusionANG has the potential of being a serum biomarker for cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

Indexed as

AngiotensinsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHeart FailureHumansLeukemia, MyeloidMaleMultiple MyelomaMyelodysplastic SyndromesAngiotensinsBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID29736193
PMCPMC5875026
OpenAlexW2793196339

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