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ReviewCureus2021

Role of Autophagy in Cardiovascular Disease and Aging.

Christos Koutouroushis, Oiendrila Sarkar

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In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. ATF3 Deficiency Exacerbates Ageing-Induced Atherosclerosis and Clinical Intervention Strategy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  5. Molecular mechanism on autophagy associated cardiovascular dysfunction inFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christos KoutouroushisGeneral Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Newport, GBR.
Oiendrila SarkarGeneral Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Newport, GBR.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and is expected to further increase as people continue to live even longer. Although the life span of the general population is increasing, the con of such a prolonged life span is that aging has certain detrimental effects on the molecular, structural, and functional elements of the cardiovascular system. This review will discuss various molecular pathways linked to longevity, most notably autophagy and its associated mechanisms, and how these pathways can be targeted to promote cardiovascular health through the process of aging. It is to be noted that the process of autophagy decreases with aging; hence, this review concludes that the promotion of autophagy, through implementation of caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, and pharmacologic agents, has proven to be an efficacious means of stimulating cardiovascular health. Therefore, autophagy is an important target for prevention and procrastination of cardiovascular pathologies in the geriatric population.

Indexed as

ampkautophagycaloric-restrictioncellular agingigf-1 signallingmtorrisk factors of cardiovascular diseasessirtuinstherapeutic fasting

Identifiers

PMID34873555
PMCPMC8631374
OpenAlexW3215587909

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Registered trials

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