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ArticleJournal of dental research2018

Multiple Functions of Lysyl Oxidase Like-2 in Oral Fibroproliferative Processes.

D Saxena, F Mahjour, A D Findlay, E A Mously, A Kantarci, P C Trackman

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Article in Journal of dental research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

D Saxena1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
F Mahjour1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
A D Findlay2 Pharmaxis Ltd, Frenchs Forest NSW, Australia.
E A Mously1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
A Kantarci4 Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
P C Trackman1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5064-614X
Boston University · USPanaquatic · AU

Funding

GROWTH FACTORS AND GINGIVAL FIBROSISR01DE011004 · NIDCR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI TRACKMAN, PHILIP C · 2002 to 2011
$3.1M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE011004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gingival overgrowth is a side effect of certain medications, including calcium channel blockers, cyclosporin A, and phenytoin. Phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth is fibrotic. Lysyl oxidases are extracellular enzymes that are required for biosynthetic cross-linking of collagens, and members of this enzyme family are upregulated in fibrosis. Previous studies in humans and in a mouse model of phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth have shown that LOXL2 is elevated in the epithelium and connective tissue in gingival overgrowth tissues and not in normal tissues. Here, using a novel LOXL2 isoform-selective inhibitor and knockdown studies in loss- and gain-of-function studies, we investigated roles for LOXL2 in promoting cultures of human gingival fibroblasts to proliferate and to accumulate collagen. Data indicate that LOXL2 stimulates gingival fibroblast proliferation, likely by a platelet-derived growth factor B receptor-mediated mechanism. Moreover, collagen accumulation was stimulated by LOXL2 enzyme and inhibited by LOXL2 inhibitor or gene knockdown. These studies suggest that LOXL2 could serve as a potential therapeutic target to address oral fibrotic conditions.

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AdultAmino Acid OxidoreductasesBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCollagenFemaleFibroblastsGene Knockdown TechniquesGingivaHumansReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaAmino Acid OxidoreductasesCollagenLOXL2 protein, humanReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betacell biologycollagenextracellular matrixfibroblastsmatrix biologyreceptors

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PMID29787337
PMCPMC6151912
OpenAlexW2804908290

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