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ReviewBioMed research international2018

The Role of BPIFA1 in Upper Airway Microbial Infections and Correlated Diseases.

Yung-An Tsou, Min-Che Tung, Katherine A Alexander, Wen-Dien Chang, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Chuan-Mu Chen

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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 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Yung-An TsouDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Min-Che TungDepartment of Surgery, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung 435, Taiwan.
Katherine A AlexanderDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
Wen-Dien ChangDepartment of Sport Performance, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung 404, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5546-5874
Ming-Hsui TsaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Hsiao-Ling ChenDepartment of Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, Changhwa 515, Taiwan.
Chuan-Mu ChenDepartment of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2461-9150
National Chung Hsing University · TWChina Medical University · TWDayeh University · TWNational Taiwan University of Sport · TWTungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital · TWWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mucosa is part of the first line of immune defense against pathogen exposure in humans and prevents viral and bacterial infection of the soft palate, lungs, uvula, and nasal cavity that comprise the ear-nose-throat (ENT) region. Bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold containing family A, member 1 (BPIFA1) is a secretory protein found in human upper aerodigestive tract mucosa. This innate material is secreted in mucosal fluid or found in submucosal tissue in the human soft palate, lung, uvula, and nasal cavity. BPIFA1 is a critical component of the innate immune response that prevents upper airway diseases. This review will provide a brief introduction of the roles of BPIFA1 in the upper airway (with a focus on the nasal cavity, sinus, and middle ear), specifically its history, identification, distribution in various human tissues, function, and diagnostic value in various upper airway infectious diseases.

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Immunity, InnateNasal CavityGlycoproteinsHumansLungPhosphoproteinsBPIFA1 protein, humanGlycoproteinsPhosphoproteins

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PMID30255091
PMCPMC6140130
OpenAlexW2889025266

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