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ArticleHypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)2021

IL (Interleukin)-17A Acts in the Brain to Drive Neuroinflammation, Sympathetic Activation, and Hypertension.

Yiling Cao, Yang Yu, Baojian Xue, Ye Wang, Xiaolei Chen, Terry G Beltz, Alan Kim Johnson, Shun-Guang Wei

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Article in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Resistant Hypertension: A Brief Review of Pathophysiology.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025
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  15. Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in hypertension.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2024
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  17. Immune cells and hypertension.Immunologic research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Yiling Cao *Department of Internal Medicine (Y.C., Y.Y., S.-G.W.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Yang Yu *Department of Internal Medicine (Y.C., Y.Y., S.-G.W.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Baojian Xue *Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.X., T.G.B., A.K.J.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-6326-0075
Ye WangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, China (Y.W.).
Xiaolei ChenDepartment of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (X.C.).
Terry G BeltzPsychological and Brain Sciences (B.X., T.G.B., A.K.J.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Alan Kim JohnsonPsychological and Brain Sciences (B.X., T.G.B., A.K.J.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Shun-Guang WeiDepartment of Internal Medicine (Y.C., Y.Y., S.-G.W.), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0003-4404-4059
Fujian Medical University · CNHologic (Germany) · DEYo San University · USSichuan University · CNUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

Novel Role of Interleukin-17 in Sympathetic Activation in Heart FailureR01HL155091 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WEI, SHUNGUANG · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Mechanisms of hypertensive response sensitization and perinatal programming of hypertensionR01HL139575 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI JOHNSON, ALAN KIM, XUE, BAOJIAN · 2018 to 2021
$2.3M
Targeting TACE, a novel approach to the treatment of sympathetic excitation in heart failure.R01HL139521 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WEI, SHUNGUANG · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139521NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139575NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainHypertensionInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-17MaleNeuroinflammatory DiseasesParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Interleukin-17Sympathetic Nervous SystemTranscriptional ActivationIL17A protein, humanInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-17Receptors, Interleukin-17angiotensin IIautonomic nervous systemblood pressurecytokineshemodynamicsparaventricular hypothalamic nucleus

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PMID34628936
PMCPMC8516065
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