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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Mediates Proliferation and Migration of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fang Liu, Xiao Xue Feng, Shang Ling Zhu, Hong Yu Huang, Ying Di Chen, Yun Feng Pan, Rayford R June, Song Guo Zheng, Jian Lin Huang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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72 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Fang LiuDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao Xue FengDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shang Ling ZhuDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hong Yu HuangFaculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ying Di ChenDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yun Feng PanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Rayford R JuneDivision of Rheumatology, Milton S. Hershey Medical College at Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States.
Song Guo ZhengDivision of Rheumatology, Milton S. Hershey Medical College at Penn State University, Hershey, PA, United States.
Jian Lin HuangDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USSixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) are the major effector cells that lead to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovitis and joint destruction. Our previous studies showed that Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway is involved in aberrant activation of RA-FLSs and inhibition of SHH pathway decreases proliferation and migration of RA-FLSs. The objective of this study was to investigate if the SHH pathway mediates proliferation and migration of RA-FLSs

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Cell ProliferationArthritis, RheumatoidCell MovementFemaleFibroblastsHedgehog ProteinsHumansMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiddle AgedSynoviocytesHedgehog ProteinsSHH protein, humanarthritiscell migrationcell proliferationMAPK/ERKmitogen-activated protein kinasesrheumatoidsignal transductionSonic Hedgehog

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PMID30568656
PMCPMC6290332
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