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ArticleJournal of immunology research2021

Vitamin D Regulates the Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Blood of Severe Asthmatic Patients.

Bassam Mahboub, Saba Al Heialy, Mahmood Yaseen Hachim, Rakhee K Ramakrishnan, Ashraf Alzaabi, Rania Medhat Seliem, Laila Ibraheem Salameh, Sameen Masooma Toor, Fathelrahman Salem Shendi, Ola Mohamed Al Ali and 4 more

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Vitamin D3 suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and enhances steroid sensitivity in a neutrophilic steroid hyporesponsive asthma mouse model.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Bassam MahboubSharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Saba Al HeialyDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.
Mahmood Yaseen HachimDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.
Rakhee K RamakrishnanSharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-3802
Ashraf AlzaabiZayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Rania Medhat SeliemRashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Laila Ibraheem SalamehSharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Sameen Masooma ToorZayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Fathelrahman Salem ShendiRashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Ola Mohamed Al AliRashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Basil Khalid SafariniRashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Wafa Taleb ErabiaRashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.
Rabih HalwaniSharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Qutayba HamidSharjah Institute for Medical Research, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-190X
Dubai Health Authority · AEMcGill University Health Centre · CAZayed Military Hospital · AEKing Saud University · SAMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences · AEUniversity of Sharjah · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVitamin D (VitD) deficiency is a significant public health concern in many areas around the globe and has been associated with many immune-mediated diseases, including asthma. Severe asthma has been linked to a decreased glucocorticoid receptor (GR) ratio (GR-

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resultsUsing an

conclusionVitD may enhance steroid responsiveness by upregulating the expression of steroid receptor GR-

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Gene Expression RegulationAdultAsthmaBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCytokinesDietary SupplementsDisease SusceptibilityGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiddle AgedReceptors, CalcitriolReceptors, GlucocorticoidSeverity of Illness IndexTranscriptomeVitamin DBiomarkersCytokinesReceptors, CalcitriolReceptors, GlucocorticoidVitamin D

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PMID34395637
PMCPMC8363450
OpenAlexW3191533148

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