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ArticleGastrointestinal disorders (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Immunomodulatory Effects of TGF-β Family Signaling within Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Carcinomas.

Paula Marincola Smith, Anna L Means, R Daniel Beauchamp

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Article in Gastrointestinal disorders (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paula Marincola SmithDepartment of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9550-6626
Anna L MeansDepartment of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
R Daniel BeauchampDepartment of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Vanderbilt University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Immune-modulating effects of SMAD4 in colorectal cancerF32CA236309 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, PAULA MARINCOLA · 2019 to 2020
$113k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA236309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TGF-β superfamily signaling is responsible for many critical cellular functions including control of cell growth, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. TGF-β appears to be critical in gastrulation, embryonic development, and morphogenesis, and it retains pleiotropic roles in many adult tissues and cell types in a highly context-dependent manner. While TGF-β signaling within leukocytes is known to have an immunosuppressive role, its immunomodulatory effects within epithelial cells and epithelial cancers is less well understood. Recent data has emerged that suggests TGF-β pathway signaling within epithelial cells may directly modulate pro-inflammatory chemokine/cytokine production and resultant leukocyte recruitment. This immunomodulation by epithelial TGF-β pathway signaling may directly impact tumorigenesis and tumor progression through modulation of the epithelial microenvironment, although causal pathways responsible for such an observation remain incompletely investigated. This review presents the published literature as it relates to the immunomodulatory effects of TGF-β family signaling within intestinal epithelial cells and carcinomas.

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colon cancerIBDinflammatory bowel diseaseTGF-betatransforming growth factor beta

Identifiers

PMID33834163
PMCPMC8025874
OpenAlexW2955723539

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