Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33630268›Full record

ReviewJournal of cell communication and signaling2021

The role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in filarial pathology.

Fatima Amponsah Fordjour, Ebenezer Asiedu, Amma Larbi, Alexander Kwarteng

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Review in Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Yay team!: 5.782.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2021
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  8. The role of autophagy in hepatic fibrosis.American journal of translational research · 2021
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatima Amponsah FordjourDepartment of Microbiology, University for Development Studies, UDS, Tamale, Ghana. fatimafordjour@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8046-5099
Ebenezer AsieduKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
Amma LarbiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
Alexander KwartengDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor NF-κB promotes immunity by controlling the expression of genes involved in inflammation. Cytokines and pathogen-associated molecular patterns stimulate cell surface receptors, including toll-like receptors, to initiate a signalling cascade resulting in the activation of NF-κB. NF-κB drives the expression of target genes that mediate cell proliferation and release antimicrobial molecules and cytokines to activate an immune response. Filariasis is one of the most complex infections of humans. The actual causes of the heterogeneity in infection are not well understood. However, they have been attributed to differences in inflammatory processes that are immune-mediated, secondary bacterial infections, and host immune-genetics. Elevated production of angiogenic molecules (VEGFs, CEACAM and MMPs) in filarial pathology has been shown to be dependent on phosphorylation and intracellular activation of NF-κB. This review examines the role of NF-κB in filarial pathology and its potential therapeutic options for individuals with the disease.

Indexed as

CytokinesInflammationLymphatic filariasisNF-κB

Identifiers

PMID33630268
PMCPMC7991031
OpenAlexW3132346494

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