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ReviewJournal of inflammation research2021

Mucin-Type O-Glycans: Barrier, Microbiota, and Immune Anchors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Yaqin Zhang, Lan Wang, Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey, Bo Wang, Li Wang, Zhiwei Xu

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Review in Journal of inflammation research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 44 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 2 countries.

Yaqin Zhang *Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Lan Wang *Danyang Blood Station, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212300, People's Republic of China.
Dickson Kofi Wiredu OcanseyKey Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3547-0857
Bo WangKey Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Li WangHuai'an Maternity and Children Hospital, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223002, People's Republic of China.
Zhiwei XuKey Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Jiangsu University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects about 7 million people globally, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract caused by gut microbiota alterations, immune dysregulation, and genetic and environmental factors. The association of microbial and immune molecules with mucin-type O-glycans has been increasingly noticed by researchers. Mucin is the main component of mucus, which forms a protective barrier between the microbiota and immune cells in the colon. Mucin-type O-glycans alter the diversity of gastrointestinal microorganisms, which in turn increases the level of O-glycosylation of host intestinal proteins via the utilization of glycans. Additionally, alterations in mucin-type O-glycans not only increase the activity and stability of immune cells but are also involved in the maintenance of intestinal mucosal immune tolerance. Although there is accumulating evidence indicating that mucin-type O-glycans play an important role in IBD, there is limited literature that integrates available data to present a complete picture of exactly how O-glycans affect IBD. This review emphasizes the roles of the mucin-type O-glycans in IBD. This seeks to provide a better understanding and encourages future studies on IBD glycosylation and the design of novel glycan-inspired therapies for IBD.

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glycansimmunityinflammationintestinal mucusmicrobiotaMUC2

Identifiers

PMID34803391
PMCPMC8598207
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