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ReviewBioMed research international2018

Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Properties and Functions by Amino Acids.

Shanshan Kong, Yanhui H Zhang, Weiqiang Zhang

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Review in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
119citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

119 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

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59 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shanshan KongDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6000-9531
Yanhui H ZhangDepartment of Bioscience Research, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8277-8008
Weiqiang ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7278-5033
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

Characterization of an inhibitory protein complex for cystic fibrosis therapyR01HL123535 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI ZHANG, WEIQIANG · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123535
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) line the surface of intestinal epithelium, where they play important roles in the digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and protection of the human body from microbial infections, and others. Dysfunction of IECs can cause diseases. The development, maintenance, and functions of IECs are strongly influenced by external nutrition, such as amino acids. Amino acids play important roles in regulating the properties and functions of IECs. In this article, we briefly reviewed the current understanding of the roles of amino acids in the regulation of IECs' properties and functions in physiological state, including in IECs homeostasis (differentiation, proliferation, and renewal), in intestinal epithelial barrier structure and functions, and in immune responses. We also summarized some important findings on the effects of amino acids supplementation (e.g., glutamine and arginine) in restoring IECs' and intestine functions in some diseased states. These findings will further our understanding of the important roles of amino acids in the homeostasis of IECs and could potentially help identify novel targets and reagents for the therapeutic interventions of diseases associated with dysfunctional IECs.

Indexed as

Amino AcidsAnimalsEpithelial CellsHomeostasisHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesAmino Acids

Identifiers

PMID29854738
PMCPMC5966675
OpenAlexW2801217456

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