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ReviewRheumatology (Oxford, England)2021

IL-23 and axial disease: do they come together?

Philip Mease, Filip van den Bosch

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Review in Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Philip MeaseRheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health.ORCID 0000-0002-6620-0457
Filip van den BoschDepartment of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3561-5932
Ghent University Hospital · BEProvidence College · US

Funding

Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-23 is a key cytokine in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritides, including PsA and axial spondyloarthritis, as well as related conditions, such as psoriasis and IBD. Genetic associations, animal models and translational studies in humans demonstrate the key role played by IL-23, especially when coupled with downstream overexpression of IL-17 via stimulation of T helper 17 (Th17) and other cells by IL-23. Whereas IL-23 inhibition has shown clear-cut benefit in psoriasis and peripheral manifestations of PsA, trials of IL-23 inhibitors have failed in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. More recently, exploratory data from PsA patients with axial symptoms suggests that improvement may occur, but needs confirmation in dedicated axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) trials. Hypotheses for these apparently conflicting findings about IL-23 inhibition in various forms of spondylitis are discussed.

Indexed as

Arthritis, PsoriaticAxial SpondyloarthritisClinical Trials as TopicHumansInterleukin-17Interleukin-23UstekinumabInterleukin-17Interleukin-23Ustekinumabaxial psoriatic arthritisaxial spondyloarthritisinterleukin-17interleukin-23psoriatic arthritis

Identifiers

PMID34668015
PMCPMC8527241
OpenAlexW3205433465

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