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ReviewCellular signalling2021

Immune regulation of cardiac fibrosis post myocardial infarction.

Yusra Zaidi, Eslie G Aguilar, Miguel Troncoso, Daria V Ilatovskaya, Kristine Y DeLeon-Pennell

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Review in Cellular signalling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Macrophages and the Survival of Cardiomyocytes After Myocardial Infarction.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026
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  3. Cytotoxic CD4Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  5. Cellular and molecular signals of cardiac wound healing after myocardial infarction.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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  11. Dressed in Collagen: 2D and 3D Cardiac Fibrosis Models.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Immunometabolism in the Aging Heart.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yusra ZaidiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 30 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Eslie G AguilarDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 30 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Miguel TroncosoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 30 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Daria V IlatovskayaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Kristine Y DeLeon-PennellDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 30 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401, USA. Electronic address: deleonky@musc.edu.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

The Impact of Stress and Craving on Return to Postpartum Cannabis UseU54DA016511 · NIDA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI Nathaniel Lee Baker · 2018 to 2026
$15.9M
Training In Cardiovascular Physiology & PharmacologyT32HL007444 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Ju Chen, Robert Scott Ross · 1985 to 2026
$11.1M
UCSD PRIDE Faculty Development Program in Cardiovascular SciencesR25HL145817 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Robert Scott Ross, Joann Trejo · 2019 to 2026
$3.3M
Mitochondria-Mediated Effects and Therapeutic Potential of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Diversity SupplementR01HL148114 · NHLBI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI ILATOVSKAYA, DARIA · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
The involvement of ATP-dependent inhibition of ENaC in ARPKD cystogenesisR00DK105160 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI ILATOVSKAYA, DARIA · 2018 to 2020
$747k
Replacement of Small Animal Echocardiographic InstrumentationS10OD010417 · OD · VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FDN/SAN DIEGO · PI ROSS, ROBERT SCOTT · 2012 to 2012
$371k
T-cell regulation of cardiac remodelingIK2BX003922 · VA · RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DELEON-PENNELL, KRISTINE Y · 2017 to 2022
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathological changes resulting from myocardial infarction (MI) include extracellular matrix alterations of the left ventricle, which can lead to cardiac stiffness and impair systolic and diastolic function. The signals released from necrotic tissue initiate the immune cascade, triggering an extensive inflammatory response followed by reparative fibrosis of the infarct area. Immune cells such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, mast cells, T-cells, and dendritic cells play distinct roles in orchestrating this complex pathological condition, and regulate the balance between pro-fibrotic and anti-fibrotic responses. This review discusses how molecular signals between fibroblasts and immune cells mutually regulate fibrosis post-MI, and outlines the emerging pharmacological targets and therapies for modulating inflammation and cardiac fibrosis associated with MI.

Indexed as

AnimalsFibrosisHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansImmunityLeukocytesMast CellsMyocardial InfarctionT-LymphocytesFibrosisHeart failureInflammationLeukocytesMyocardial infarctionT-cells

Identifiers

PMID33207261
PMCPMC7720290
OpenAlexW3104179077

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