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ReviewCells2021

Lung Transplantation, Pulmonary Endothelial Inflammation, and Ex-Situ Lung Perfusion: A Review.

Keir A Forgie, Nicholas Fialka, Darren H Freed, Jayan Nagendran

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Lung Transplantation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Keir A ForgieDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Nicholas FialkaFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Darren H FreedDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6239-1444
Jayan NagendranDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5827-9823
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung transplantation (LTx) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage lung disease; however, waitlist mortality remains high due to a shortage of suitable donor lungs. Organ quality can be compromised by lung ischemic reperfusion injury (LIRI). LIRI causes pulmonary endothelial inflammation and may lead to primary graft dysfunction (PGD). PGD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality post-LTx. Research into preservation strategies that decrease the risk of LIRI and PGD is needed, and ex-situ lung perfusion (ESLP) is the foremost technological advancement in this field. This review addresses three major topics in the field of LTx: first, we review the clinical manifestation of LIRI post-LTx; second, we discuss the pathophysiology of LIRI that leads to pulmonary endothelial inflammation and PGD; and third, we present the role of ESLP as a therapeutic vehicle to mitigate this physiologic insult, increase the rates of donor organ utilization, and improve patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Lung TransplantationEndothelium, VascularHumansInflammationLungPerfusionPrimary Graft Dysfunctionex-situ lung perfusionischemic reperfusion injurylung transplantationprimary graft dysfunctionpulmonary inflammation

Identifiers

PMID34200413
PMCPMC8229792
OpenAlexW3170860153

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