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ReviewMedComm2021

The emerging role of neutrophils in autoimmune-associated disorders: effector, predictor, and therapeutic targets.

Xiaohong Fu, Heting Liu, Gang Huang, Shuang-Shuang Dai

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Review in MedComm, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
55citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaohong FuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Science Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University) Chongqing China.
Heting LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Science Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University) Chongqing China.
Gang HuangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Science Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University) Chongqing China.
Shuang-Shuang DaiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Science Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University) Chongqing China.
Army Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils are essential components of the immune system and have vital roles in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. As effector cells, neutrophils promote autoimmune disease by releasing cytokines and chemokines cascades that accompany inflammation, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) regulating immune responses through cell-cell interactions. More recent evidence has extended functions of neutrophils. Accumulating evidence implicated neutrophils contribute to tissue damage during a broad range of disorders, involving rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary sjögren's syndrome (pSS), multiple sclerosis (MS), crohn's disease (CD), and gout. A variety of studies have reported on the functional role of neutrophils as therapeutic targets in autoimmune diseases. However, challenges and controversies in the field remain. Enhancing our understanding of neutrophils' role in autoimmune disorders may further advance the development of new therapeutic approaches.

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autoimmune‐associated disordersmechanismneutrophiltargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID34766153
PMCPMC8554667
OpenAlexW3184611997

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