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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

The Clinical Value of GDF15 and Its Prospective Mechanism in Sepsis.

Huan Li, Dongling Tang, Juanjuan Chen, Yuanhui Hu, Xin Cai, Pingan Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huan LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Dongling TangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Juanjuan ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yuanhui HuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xin CaiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Pingan ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wuhan University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is involved in the occurrence and development of many diseases, and there are few studies on its relationship with sepsis. This article aims to explore the clinical value of GDF15 in sepsis and to preliminarily explore its prospective regulatory effect on macrophage inflammation and its functions. We recruited 320 subjects (132 cases in sepsis group, 93 cases in nonsepsis group, and 95 cases in control group), then detected the serum GDF15 levels and laboratory indicators, and further investigated the correlation between GDF15 and laboratory indicators, and also analyzed the clinical value of GDF15 in sepsis diagnosis, severity assessment, and prognosis.

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PMID34566964
PMCPMC8456026
OpenAlexW3196566172

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