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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Ineffective Erythropoiesis in β-Thalassaemia: Key Steps and Therapeutic Options by Drugs.

Filomena Longo, Andrea Piolatto, Giovanni Battista Ferrero, Antonio Piga

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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 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Beta thalassemia syndromes: New insights.World journal of clinical cases · 2025
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  13. Pyruvate kinase activators: targeting red cell metabolism in thalassemia.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2023
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  14. Post-transcriptional regulation of erythropoiesis.Blood science (Baltimore, Md.) · 2023
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  17. Prime Editor 3 Mediated Beta-Thalassemia Mutations of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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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.

Filomena LongoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0434-0382
Andrea PiolattoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9078-814X
Giovanni Battista FerreroDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3793-5788
Antonio PigaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Torino, Italy.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

β-thalassaemia is a rare genetic condition caused by mutations in the β-globin gene that result in severe iron-loading anaemia, maintained by a detrimental state of ineffective erythropoiesis (IE). The role of multiple mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of the disease has been recently unravelled. The unbalanced production of α-globin is a major source of oxidative stress and membrane damage in red blood cells (RBC). In addition, IE is tightly linked to iron metabolism dysregulation, and the relevance of new players of this pathway, i.e., hepcidin, erythroferrone, matriptase-2, among others, has emerged. Advances have been made in understanding the balance between proliferation and maturation of erythroid precursors and the role of specific factors in this process, such as members of the TGF-β superfamily, and their downstream effectors, or the transcription factor GATA1. The increasing understanding of IE allowed for the development of a broad set of potential therapeutic options beyond the current standard of care. Many candidates of disease-modifying drugs are currently under clinical investigation, targeting the regulation of iron metabolism, the production of foetal haemoglobin, the maturation process, or the energetic balance and membrane stability of RBC. Overall, they provide tools and evidence for multiple and synergistic approaches that are effectively moving clinical research in β-thalassaemia from bench to bedside.

Indexed as

Activin Receptors, Type IIbeta-Globinsbeta-ThalassemiaDrug DevelopmentErythropoiesisGATA1 Transcription FactorHepcidinsHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsIronModels, BiologicalMutationPiperazinesQuinolinesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaActivin Receptors, Type IIbeta-GlobinsGATA1 protein, humanGATA1 Transcription FactorHepcidinsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsIronluspaterceptmitapivatPiperazinesQuinolinesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betadrug therapyerythroid precursorsfoetal haemoglobinineffective erythropoiesisiron dysregulationnew treatmentsthalassaemia

Identifiers

PMID34281283
PMCPMC8268821
OpenAlexW3181131588

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