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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2021

Deletion of Smad3 protects against C-reactive protein-induced renal fibrosis and inflammation in obstructive nephropathy.

Yong-Ke You, Wei-Feng Wu, Xiao-Ru Huang, Hai-Di Li, Ye-Ping Ren, Jin-Cheng Zeng, Haiyong Chen, Hui Yao Lan

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 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
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. C-reactive protein promotes diabetic kidney disease via Smad3-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  9. Smad3 Mediates Renal Fibrosis via GPX4-Dependent Ferroptosis.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  19. Therapeutic potential for renal fibrosis by targeting Smad3-dependent noncoding RNAs.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yong-Ke YouDepartment of Nephrology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Wei-Feng WuSchool of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xiao-Ru HuangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hai-Di LiSchool of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ye-Ping RenDepartment of Nephrology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Jin-Cheng ZengGuangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Immunological and Genetic Kidney Disease, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Haiyong ChenSchool of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hui Yao LanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNShenzhen University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Gene DeletionAnimalsCell LineC-Reactive ProteinDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisInflammationKidney DiseasesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutRatsSmad3 ProteinUreteral ObstructionC-Reactive ProteinSmad3 ProteinSmad3 protein, mouseC-reactive proteinNF-κBrenal fibrosis and inflammationTGF-β/Smad3UUO

Identifiers

PMID34671208
PMCPMC8495386
OpenAlexW3205848762

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