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ArticleAging2020

Clusterin exerts a cytoprotective and antioxidant effect in human osteoarthritic cartilage.

Chiara Tarquini, Sabina Pucci, Maria Giovanna Scioli, Elena Doldo, Sara Agostinelli, Federico D'Amico, Alessandra Bielli, Amedeo Ferlosio, Emanuele Caredda, Umberto Tarantino and 1 more

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Article in Aging, 2020. 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
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chiara TarquiniAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Sabina PucciAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Maria Giovanna ScioliAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Elena DoldoAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Sara AgostinelliAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Federico D'AmicoAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra BielliAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Amedeo FerlosioAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Emanuele CareddaHygiene and Preventive Medicine, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Umberto TarantinoOrthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Augusto OrlandiAnatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease characterized by destruction of articular cartilage. OA-induced cartilage degeneration causes inflammation, oxidative stress and the hypertrophic shift of quiescent chondrocytes. Clusterin (CLU) is a ubiquitous glycoprotein implicated in many cellular processes and its upregulation has been recently reported in OA cartilage. However, the specific role of CLU in OA cartilage injury has not been investigated yet. We analyzed CLU expression in human articular cartilage

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AgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisCartilage, ArticularCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalChondrocytesClusterinFemaleFemur HeadGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, HipCLU protein, humanClusterinRNA, Small Interferingcartilageclusterinosteoarthritisoxidative stresssurvival

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PMID32516132
PMCPMC7346069
OpenAlexW3033779852

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