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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2019

Hypericin maintians PDX1 expression via the Erk pathway and protects islet β-cells against glucotoxicity and lipotoxicity.

Chen Liang, Fang Hao, Xinlei Yao, Ye Qiu, Lei Liu, Shuyue Wang, Chunlei Yu, Zhenbo Song, Yongli Bao, Jingwen Yi and 9 more

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 35 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

19 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chen LiangNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Fang HaoNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Xinlei YaoNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Ye QiuNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Lei LiuResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Shuyue WangResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Chunlei YuNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Zhenbo SongResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Yongli BaoNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Jingwen YiResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Yanxin HuangNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Yin WuNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Lihua ZhengNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Ying SunResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Guannan WangNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Xiaoguang YangNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Shaonian YangNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Luguo SunNational Engineering Laboratory for Druggable Gene and Protein Screening, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Yuxin LiResearch Center of Agriculture and Medicine gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
Northeast Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A decrease in islet β-cell mass is closely associated with the development and progression of diabetes. Therefore, protection against β-cell loss is an essential measure to prevent and treat diabetes. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of non-photoactivated hypericin, a natural compound, on β-cells both

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AnimalsAnthracenesAntioxidantsApoptosisCell LineCell SurvivalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Enzyme InhibitorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFatty AcidsGlucoseHomeodomain ProteinsInsulinomaInsulin-Secreting CellsLipidsMaleAnthracenesAntioxidantsEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFatty AcidsGlucoseHomeodomain ProteinshypericinLipidsNitric Oxidepancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 proteinPeryleneTrans-ActivatorsapoptosisdiabetesHypericinβ-cell protection

Identifiers

PMID31337977
PMCPMC6643136
OpenAlexW2949870894

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