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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2019

Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in inflammatory bowel diseases.

Evanthia Tourkochristou, Ioanna Aggeletopoulou, Christos Konstantakis, Christos Triantos

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 98 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evanthia TourkochristouDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
Ioanna AggeletopoulouDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
Christos KonstantakisDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
Christos TriantosDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece. chtriantos@upatras.gr.
University of Patras · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammasomes are multiprotein intracellular complexes which are responsible for the activation of inflammatory responses. Among various subtypes of inflammasomes, NLRP3 has been a subject of intensive investigation. NLRP3 is considered to be a sensor of microbial and other danger signals and plays a crucial role in mucosal immune responses, promoting the maturation of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and IL-18. NLRP3 inflammasome has been associated with a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The role of NLRP3 in IBD is not yet fully elucidated as it seems to demonstrate both pathogenic and protective effects. Studies have shown a relationship between genetic variants and mutations in NLRP3 gene with IBD pathogenesis. A complex interaction between the NLRP3 inflammasome and the mucosal immune response has been reported. Activation of the inflammasome is a key function mediated by the innate immune response and in parallel the signaling through IL-1β and IL-18 is implicated in adaptive immunity. Further research is needed to delineate the precise mechanisms of NLRP3 function in regulating immune responses. Targeting NLRP3 inflammasome and its downstream signaling will provide new insights into the development of future therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunity, InnateImmunity, MucosalInflammasomesInflammatory Bowel DiseasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinSignal TransductionAnti-Inflammatory AgentsInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinInflammatory bowel diseasesInterleukin 18Interleukin 1βMucosal immune systemNLRP3 gene polymorphismsNLRP3 inflammasome

Identifiers

PMID31543674
PMCPMC6737309
OpenAlexW2971649895

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