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ReviewJournal of immunology research2021

Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Angiogenesis and Its Implications in Asthma.

Khuloud Bajbouj, Rakhee K Ramakrishnan, Qutayba Hamid

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Asthma endotypes and theratypes.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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  12. Hematohidrosis: A Rare Case of Blood Sweating.Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets · 2025
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  15. The role of MMPs in intracerebral hemorrhage.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Khuloud BajboujCollege of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-6095
Rakhee K RamakrishnanSharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-3802
Qutayba HamidCollege of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-190X
University of Sharjah · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic airway disorder associated with aberrant inflammatory and remodeling responses. Angiogenesis and associated vascular remodeling are one of the pathological hallmarks of asthma. The mechanisms underlying angiogenesis in asthmatic airways and its clinical relevance represent a relatively nascent field in asthma when compared to other airway remodeling features. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteases that play an important role in both physiological and pathological conditions. In addition to facilitating extracellular matrix turnover, these proteolytic enzymes cleave bioactive molecules, thereby regulating cell signaling. MMPs have been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma by interacting with both the airway inflammatory cells and the resident structural cells. MMPs also cover a broad range of angiogenic functions, from the degradation of the vascular basement membrane and extracellular matrix remodeling to the release of a variety of angiogenic mediators and growth factors. This review focuses on the contribution of MMPs and the regulatory role exerted by them in angiogenesis and vascular remodeling in asthma as well as addresses their potential as therapeutic targets in ameliorating angiogenesis in asthma.

Indexed as

Airway RemodelingAnimalsAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaBiomarkersDisease SusceptibilityExtracellular MatrixHumansImmunomodulationMatrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMolecular Targeted TherapyNeovascularization, PathologicAnti-Asthmatic AgentsBiomarkersMatrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMatrix Metalloproteinases

Identifiers

PMID33628848
PMCPMC7896871
OpenAlexW3131230031

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