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ReviewPharmaceutics2021

Beta-Arrestins in the Treatment of Heart Failure Related to Hypertension: A Comprehensive Review.

Ahmed Rakib, Taslima Akter Eva, Saad Ahmed Sami, Saikat Mitra, Iqbal Hossain Nafiz, Ayan Das, Abu Montakim Tareq, Firzan Nainu, Kuldeep Dhama, Talha Bin Emran and 1 more

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% 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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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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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

11 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Ahmed RakibDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3335-0368
Taslima Akter EvaDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Saad Ahmed SamiDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-0621-4523
Saikat MitraDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
Iqbal Hossain NafizDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Ayan DasDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
Abu Montakim TareqDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-7610
Firzan NainuFaculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Tamalanrea, Kota Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 90245, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0003-0989-4023
Kuldeep DhamaDivision of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7469-4752
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-2272
Jesus Simal-GandaraNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo-Ourense Campus, E32004 Ourense, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9215-9737
University of Chittagong · BDBGC Trust University Bangladesh · BDHasanuddin University · IDIndian Veterinary Research Institute · INInternational Islamic University Chittagong · BDUniversidade de Vigo · ESUniversity of Dhaka · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a complicated clinical syndrome that is considered an increasingly frequent reason for hospitalization, characterized by a complex therapeutic regimen, reduced quality of life, and high morbidity. Long-standing hypertension ultimately paves the way for HF. Recently, there have been improvements in the treatment of hypertension and overall management not limited to only conventional medications, but several novel pathways and their pharmacological alteration are also conducive to the treatment of hypertension. Beta-arrestin (β-arrestin), a protein responsible for beta-adrenergic receptors' (β-AR) functioning and trafficking, has recently been discovered as a potential regulator in hypertension. β-arrestin isoforms, namely β-arrestin1 and β-arrestin2, mainly regulate cardiac function. However, there have been some controversies regarding the function of the two β-arrestins in hypertension regarding HF. In the present review, we try to figure out the paradox between the roles of two isoforms of β-arrestin in the treatment of HF.

Indexed as

beta-adrenergic receptorscardiovascular diseaseheart failurehypertensionrenin–angiotensin–aldosterone systemβ-arrestin

Identifiers

PMID34198801
PMCPMC8228839
OpenAlexW3172700018

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