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ReviewRedox biology2019

Programmed necrotic cell death of macrophages: Focus on pyroptosis, necroptosis, and parthanatos.

Nirmal Robinson, Raja Ganesan, Csaba Hegedűs, Katalin Kovács, Thomas A Kufer, László Virág

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Review in Redox biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 219 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
219citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.8field-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

219 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 357 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nirmal RobinsonInflammation and Human Ailments Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: nirmal.robinson@unisa.edu.au.
Raja GanesanInflammation and Human Ailments Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Csaba HegedűsDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Katalin KovácsMTA-DE Cell Biology and Signaling Research Group, Debrecen, Hungary.
Thomas A KuferUniversity of Hohenheim, Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Department of Immunology, Stuttgart, Germany. Electronic address: thomas.kufer@uni-hohenheim.de.
László VirágDepartment of Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary; MTA-DE Cell Biology and Signaling Research Group, Debrecen, Hungary. Electronic address: lvirag@med.unideb.hu.
University of Debrecen · HUCentre for Cancer Biology · AUUniversity of Hohenheim · DEUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages are highly plastic cells of the innate immune system. Macrophages play central roles in immunity against microbes and contribute to a wide array of pathologies. The processes of macrophage activation and their functions have attracted considerable attention from life scientists. Although macrophages are highly resistant to many toxic stimuli, including oxidative stress, macrophage death has been reported in certain diseases, such as viral infections, tuberculosis, atherosclerotic plaque development, inflammation, and sepsis. While most studies on macrophage death focused on apoptosis, a significant body of data indicates that programmed necrotic cell death forms may be equally important modes of macrophage death. Three such regulated necrotic cell death modalities in macrophages contribute to different pathologies, including necroptosis, pyroptosis, and parthanatos. Various reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and peroxynitrite have been shown to act as triggers, mediators, or modulators in regulated necrotic cell death pathways. Here we discuss recent advances in necroptosis, pyroptosis, and parthanatos, with a strong focus on the role of redox homeostasis in the regulation of these events.

Indexed as

Macrophage ActivationAnimalsHumansInflammationMacrophagesNecroptosisOxidation-ReductionParthanatosPlaque, AtheroscleroticPyroptosisReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSepsisTuberculosisVirus DiseasesReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesCell deathMacrophageMyeloid cellsNecroptosisParthanatosPathogensPyroptosisRedoxRegulated necrosis

Identifiers

PMID31212216
PMCPMC6582207
OpenAlexW2948767830

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