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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2018

Damage-associated molecular patterns in inflammatory bowel disease: From biomarkers to therapeutic targets.

Hayandra Ferreira Nanini, Claudio Bernardazzi, Fernando Castro, Heitor Siffert Pereira de Souza

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Microbiome's Role in Chronic Pain and Inflammation.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2024
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  20. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) in Retinal Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hayandra Ferreira NaniniServiço de Gastroenterologia e Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
Claudio BernardazziServiço de Gastroenterologia e Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
Fernando CastroServiço de Gastroenterologia e Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
Heitor Siffert Pereira de SouzaServiço de Gastroenterologia e Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-913, Brazil.
Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The chronic inflammatory process underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, derives from the interplay of several components in a genetically susceptible host. These components include environmental elements and gut microbiota a dysbiosis. For decades, immune abnormalities have been investigated as critically important in IBD pathogenesis, and attempts to develop effective therapies have predominantly targeted the immune system. Nevertheless, immune events represent only one of the constituents contributing to IBD pathogenesis within the context of the complex cellular and molecular network underlying chronic intestinal inflammation. These factors need to be appreciated within the milieu of non-immune components. Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which are essentially endogenous stress proteins expressed or released as a result of cell or tissue damage, have been shown to act as direct pro-inflammatory mediators. Excessive or persistent signalling mediated by such molecules can underlie several chronic inflammatory disorders, including IBD. The release of endogenous DAMPs amplifies the inflammatory response driven by immune and non-immune cells and promotes epigenetic reprogramming in IBD. The effects determine pathologic changes, which may sustain chronic intestinal inflammation and also underlie specific disease phenotypes. In addition to highlighting the potential use of DAMPs such as calprotectin as biomarkers, research on DAMPs may reveal novel mechanistic associations in IBD pathogenesis and is expected to uncover putative therapeutic targets.

Indexed as

BiomarkersCellular ReprogrammingColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseDysbiosisEpigenesis, GeneticGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsIntestinal MucosaLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMolecular Targeted TherapyBiomarkersGastrointestinal AgentsInflammation MediatorsLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexDamage-associated molecular patternsEnvironmental factorsEpigeneticsInflammatory bowel diseaseTherapeutic targets

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PMID30416310
PMCPMC6224468
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