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ArticleEuropean Medical Journal (Chelmsford, England)2019

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: An Update on Experimental Therapeutics.

Anika Naeem, Imtiaz Ahmed, Patricia Silveyra

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Article in European Medical Journal (Chelmsford, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anika NaeemPulmonary Immunology and Physiology Laboratory (PIP), Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Imtiaz AhmedPulmonary Immunology and Physiology Laboratory (PIP), Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Patricia SilveyraPulmonary Immunology and Physiology Laboratory (PIP), Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Royal Brompton Hospital · GBPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Sex-specific mechanisms of ozone-induced acute lung inflammationK01HL133520 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SILVEYRA, PATRICIA · 2016 to 2019
$506k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL133520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that affects thousands of newborns and infants every year. Although it is accepted that BPD results from lung damage and inflammation triggered by mechanical ventilation and hyperoxia, the causes and molecular events leading to lung damage and arrested development remain unknown. While recent advances in neonatal care have improved the survival of very low-weight infants, the rates of BPD have not improved accordingly. This is mainly due to our limited understanding of the disease's pathogenesis and the effective therapeutic options available. Current therapeutics for BPD involve ventilation management, steroid treatment, and administration of various agents, such as pulmonary surfactant, caffeine, vitamin A, nitric oxide, and stem cells. However, the efficacy of these agents in preventing and ameliorating BPD symptoms varies depending on the populations studied and the disease stage. As the field moves towards personalised therapeutic approaches, this review summarises clinical and experimental studies conducted in various models, aiming to increase understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which these agents can prevent or treat BPD. Due to the increasing number of extremely premature infants, it is imperative that we continue to work towards understanding the mechanisms of BPD pathogenesis and generating more effective therapeutic options.

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Bronchopulmonary dysplasiaexperimental therapeuticsmechanical ventilationprematurely born infant

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PMID31372499
PMCPMC6673641
OpenAlexW2982559414

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