Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34445684›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Pivotal Role of Corneal Fibroblasts in Progression to Corneal Ulcer in Bacterial Keratitis.

Teruo Nishida, Koji Sugioka, Ken Fukuda, Junko Murakami

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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 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Teruo NishidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
Koji SugiokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan.
Ken FukudaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4990-6308
Junko MurakamiDivision of Ophthalmology, Sakibana Hospital, Izumi, Osaka 594-1105, Japan.
Kindai University · JPKōchi University · JPYamaguchi University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shape and transparency of the cornea are essential for clear vision. However, its location at the ocular surface renders the cornea vulnerable to pathogenic microorganisms in the external environment.

Indexed as

AnimalsCollagenCorneaCorneal StromaCorneal UlcerEye Infections, BacterialFibrinolysinFibroblastsHumansKeratitisMatrix MetalloproteinasesPlasminogenPlasminogen ActivatorsPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusUrokinase-Type Plasminogen ActivatorCollagenFibrinolysinMatrix MetalloproteinasesPlasminogenPlasminogen ActivatorsUrokinase-Type Plasminogen Activatorbacterial keratitiscollagen degradationcorneal fibroblastcorneal ulcercytokinematrix metalloproteinasepolymorphonuclear neutrophilPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureus

Identifiers

PMID34445684
PMCPMC8396668
OpenAlexW3196097257

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