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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Immunologic and Non-Immunologic Mechanisms Leading to Airway Remodeling in Asthma.

Lei Fang, Qinzhu Sun, Michael Roth

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.2field-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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 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.

Lei FangPulmonary Cell Research & Pneumology, University Hospital & University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Qinzhu SunCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Michael RothPulmonary Cell Research & Pneumology, University Hospital & University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHNorthwest A&F University · CN

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 31003A_176248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma increases worldwide without any definite reason and patient numbers double every 10 years. Drugs used for asthma therapy relax the muscles and reduce inflammation, but none of them inhibited airway wall remodeling in clinical studies. Airway wall remodeling can either be induced through pro-inflammatory cytokines released by immune cells, or direct binding of IgE to smooth muscle cells, or non-immunological stimuli. Increasing evidence suggests that airway wall remodeling is initiated early in life by epigenetic events that lead to cell type specific pathologies, and modulate the interaction between epithelial and sub-epithelial cells. Animal models are only available for remodeling in allergic asthma, but none for non-allergic asthma. In human asthma, the mechanisms leading to airway wall remodeling are not well understood. In order to improve the understanding of this asthma pathology, the definition of "remodeling" needs to be better specified as it summarizes a wide range of tissue structural changes. Second, it needs to be assessed if specific remodeling patterns occur in specific asthma pheno- or endo-types. Third, the interaction of the immune cells with tissue forming cells needs to be assessed in both directions; e.g., do immune cells always stimulate tissue cells or are inflamed tissue cells calling immune cells to the rescue? This review aims to provide an overview on immunologic and non-immunologic mechanisms controlling airway wall remodeling in asthma.

Indexed as

Airway RemodelingAir PollutantsAnimalsAsthmaCytokinesEpigenesis, GeneticEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInflammationLungMesodermPregnancyAir PollutantsCytokinesairway wall remodelingasthmaregulatory mechanisms

Identifiers

PMID31979396
PMCPMC7037330
OpenAlexW3001410725

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