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ArticleNature communications2020

Cellular census of human fibrosis defines functionally distinct stromal cell types and states.

Thomas B Layton, Lynn Williams, Fiona McCann, Mingjun Zhang, Marco Fritzsche, Huw Colin-York, Marisa Cabrita, Michael T H Ng, Marc Feldmann, Stephen N Sansom and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Treatments for early-stage Dupuytren's disease: an evidence-based approach.The Journal of hand surgery, European volume · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas B LaytonThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Lynn WilliamsThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Fiona McCannThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-8781
Mingjun ZhangDepartment of Inflammation Research, Celgene Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-1877
Marco FritzscheThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Huw Colin-YorkMRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford, UK.
Marisa CabritaThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Michael T H NgMRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-5568
Marc FeldmannThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Stephen N SansomThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4569-8513
Dominic FurnissNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-7173
Weilin XieDepartment of Inflammation Research, Celgene Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA.
Jagdeep NanchahalThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. jagdeep.nanchahal@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9579-9411
University of Oxford · GBNuffield Orthopaedic Centre · GBShandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrotic disorders are some of the most devastating and poorly treated conditions in developed nations, yet effective therapeutics are not identified for many of them. A major barrier for the identification of targets and successful clinical translation is a limited understanding of the human fibrotic microenvironment. Here, we construct a stromal cell atlas of human fibrosis at single cell resolution from patients with Dupuytren's disease, a localized fibrotic condition of the hand. A molecular taxonomy of the fibrotic milieu characterises functionally distinct stromal cell types and states, including a subset of immune regulatory ICAM1

Indexed as

ActinsBiomarkersChemokines, CXCDupuytren ContractureFibrosisHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Molecular MedicineMyofibroblastsStromal CellsTetraspaninsTumor MicroenvironmentACTA2 protein, humanActinsBiomarkersChemokines, CXCCXCL14 protein, humanICAM1 protein, humanIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Tetraspanins

Identifiers

PMID32488016
PMCPMC7265502
OpenAlexW3032782184

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