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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Tanshinone IIA regulates fibroblast proliferation and migration and post-surgery arthrofibrosis through the autophagy-mediated PI3K and AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway.

Zhen Zhang, Dongming Zhu, Xiaobo Zhang, Yun Liu, Jingcheng Wang, Lianqi Yan

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Protocatechuic acid and tanshinone IIA improve cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen ZhangDalian Medicial University Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China.
Dongming ZhuDalian Medicial University Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China.
Xiaobo ZhangDalian Medicial University Dalian 116044, Liaoning, China.
Yun LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Jingcheng WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Lianqi YanCentral South University Changsha 410012, Hunan, China.
Dalian University of Foreign Languages · CNNorthern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CNCentral South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-surgery arthrofibrosis is one of the most restrictive factors in the development of intra-articular surgery and has presented tremendous obstacles for most orthopaedic surgeons. Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA), a key active ingredient of Den-shen, has been used to treat fibrosis-related diseases, such as pulmonary, hepatic and myocardial fibrosis. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Tan IIA on post-surgery arthrofibrosis

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autophagymigrationmTOR signalingpostsurgery arthrofibrosisproliferationTanshinone IIA

Identifiers

PMID33594310
PMCPMC7868849
OpenAlexW3131790205

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