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ReviewThe Journal of clinical investigation2018

Pro-resolving lipid mediators in vascular disease.

Michael S Conte, Tejal A Desai, Bian Wu, Melinda Schaller, Evan Werlin

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Review in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Lipoxins modulate neutrophil oxidative burst, integrin expression and lymphatic transmigration differentially in human health and atherosclerosis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022
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  7. A novelFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  8. Structural insights into the G-protein subtype selectivity revealed by human sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3-GProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  9. Role of Inflammatory and Proresolving Mediators in Endothelial Dysfunction.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2025
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  11. SPMs exert anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving effects through positive allosteric modulation of the prostaglandin EP4 receptor.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael S ConteDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Tejal A DesaiDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bian WuDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Melinda SchallerDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Evan WerlinDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Filling a Void of Research (FAVOR) Training for Transplant SurgeonsT32AI125222 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PETER G STOCK, Minnie M Sarwal · 2016 to 2026
$3.4M
Specialized lipid mediators and mechanisms of resolution in vascular injuryR01HL119508 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CONTE, MICHAEL S · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201700005CNHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201700005INHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL119508NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI125222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unresolved inflammation is central to the pathophysiology of commonly occurring vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, aneurysm, and deep vein thrombosis - conditions that are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Surgical or catheter-based procedures performed on affected blood vessels induce acute-on-chronic inflammatory responses. The resolution of vascular inflammation is an important driver of vessel wall remodeling and functional recovery in these clinical settings. Specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators (SPMs) derived from omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids orchestrate key cellular processes driving resolution and a return to homeostasis. The identification of their potent effects in classic animal models of sterile inflammation triggered interest in their vascular properties. Recent studies have demonstrated that SPMs are locally synthesized in vascular tissues, have direct effects on vascular cells and their interactions with leukocytes, and play a protective role in the injury response. Early translational work has established the potential for SPMs as vascular therapeutics, and as candidate biomarkers in vascular disease. Further investigations are needed to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of resolution in the vasculature, to improve tools for clinical measurement, and to better define the potential for "resolution therapeutics" in vascular patients.

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismAnimalsBiomarkersFatty Acids, Omega-3HumansInflammation MediatorsLeukocytesModels, CardiovascularVascular DiseasesBiomarkersFatty Acids, Omega-3Inflammation Mediators

Identifiers

PMID30168805
PMCPMC6118638
OpenAlexW2889030695

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