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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Mechanisms Underlying Connexin Hemichannel Activation in Disease.

Raf Van Campenhout, Ana Rita Gomes, Timo W M De Groof, Serge Muyldermans, Nick Devoogdt, Mathieu Vinken

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Impact of Estrogen on Purinergic Signaling in Microvascular Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Calcium Regulation of Connexin Hemichannels.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  14. Perspective and Therapeutic Potential of the Noncoding RNA-Connexin Axis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  20. Calpain Regulation and Dysregulation-Its Effects on the Intercalated Disk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raf Van CampenhoutDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4340-0210
Ana Rita GomesDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Timo W M De GroofDepartment of Medical Imaging, In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6918-2955
Serge MuyldermansLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3678-3575
Nick DevoogdtDepartment of Medical Imaging, In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9220-4833
Mathieu VinkenDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

European Research Council 861913Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G012318N, G020018N and G0F7219NHorizon 2020 858014University Hospital of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Belgium Willy Gepts Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gap junctions and connexin hemichannels mediate intercellular and extracellular communication, respectively. While gap junctions are seen as the "good guys" by controlling homeostasis, connexin hemichannels are considered as the "bad guys", as their activation is associated with the onset and dissemination of disease. Open connexin hemichannels indeed mediate the transport of messengers between the cytosol and extracellular environment and, by doing so, fuel inflammation and cell death in a plethora of diseases. The present mini-review discusses the mechanisms involved in the activation of connexin hemichannels during pathology.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DeathCell MembraneConnexin 43ConnexinsCytosolGap JunctionsHomeostasisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationInflammationPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern MoleculesPeptidesPhosphorylationStress, MechanicalConnexin 43ConnexinsPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern MoleculesPeptidesconnexin hemichannelmechanismpathology

Identifiers

PMID33800706
PMCPMC8036530
OpenAlexW3140661778

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