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ArticleNature communications2021

Interleukin-11-expressing fibroblasts have a unique gene signature correlated with poor prognosis of colorectal cancer.

Takashi Nishina, Yutaka Deguchi, Daisuke Ohshima, Wakami Takeda, Masato Ohtsuka, Shigeyuki Shichino, Satoshi Ueha, Soh Yamazaki, Mika Kawauchi, Eri Nakamura and 13 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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81citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

23 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Takashi NishinaDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. takashi.nishina@med.toho-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-2301-9874
Yutaka DeguchiDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke OhshimaDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Wakami TakedaDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masato OhtsukaDepartment of Molecular Life Science, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shigeyuki ShichinoDivision of Molecular Regulation of Inflammatory and Immune Diseases, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan.
Satoshi UehaDivision of Molecular Regulation of Inflammatory and Immune Diseases, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan.
Soh YamazakiDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Mika KawauchiDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Eri NakamuraResearch Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Chiharu NishiyamaLaboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4082-9097
Yuko KojimaLaboratory of Morphology and Image Analysis, Research Support Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Satomi Adachi-AkahaneDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8218-8523
Mizuho HasegawaDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Mizuho NakayamaWPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-Nano LSI), Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masanobu OshimaWPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-Nano LSI), Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3304-0004
Hideo YagitaDepartment of Immunology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazutoshi ShibuyaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetuo MikamiDepartment of Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Naohiro InoharaDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Kouji MatsushimaDivision of Molecular Regulation of Inflammatory and Immune Diseases, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan.
Norihiro TadaResearch Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyasu NakanoDepartment of Biochemistry, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. hiroyasu.nakano@med.toho-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-4843-1427
Toho University · JPJuntendo University · JPTokyo University of Science · JPKanazawa University · JPUniversity of Michigan · USTokai University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin (IL)-11 is a member of the IL-6 family of cytokines and is involved in multiple cellular responses, including tumor development. However, the origin and functions of IL-11-producing (IL-11

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AdenomaAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCell Line, TumorColitisColonColorectal NeoplasmsDextran SulfateDisease-Free SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGenes, ReporterDextran Sulfateenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIL11 protein, humanIl11ra1 protein, mouseInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha Subunit

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PMID33863879
PMCPMC8052408
OpenAlexW3154301139

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