Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34918401›Full record

ReviewCell proliferation2022

Research progress on the hedgehog signalling pathway in regulating bone formation and homeostasis.

Huan Zhou, Lei Zhang, Yue Chen, Chun-Hui Zhu, Fa-Ming Chen, Ang Li

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In one paragraph

Review in Cell proliferation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Huan ZhouKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Yue ChenKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Chun-Hui ZhuKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Fa-Ming ChenDepartment of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-2104
Ang LiKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-0785
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNAir Force Medical University · CNXi’an Children’s Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970947Natural Science Fund basic research program of Shaanxi Province 2021JQ-930the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone formation is a complex regeneration process that was regulated by many signalling pathways, such as Wnt, Notch, BMP and Hedgehog (Hh). All of these signalling have been demonstrated to participate in the bone repair process. In particular, one promising signalling pathway involved in bone formation and homeostasis is the Hh pathway. According to present knowledge, Hh signalling plays a vital role in the development of various tissues and organs in the embryo. In adults, the dysregulation of Hh signalling has been verified to be involved in bone-related diseases in terms of osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and bone fracture; and during the repair processes, Hh signalling could be reactivated and further modulate bone formation. In this chapter, we summarize our current understanding on the function of Hh signalling in bone formation and homeostasis. Additionally, the current therapeutic strategies targeting this cascade to coordinate and mediate the osteogenesis process have been reviewed.

Indexed as

HomeostasisOsteogenesisResearchSignal TransductionAnimalsHedgehog ProteinsHumansModels, BiologicalHedgehog Proteinsbone homeostasisbone regenerationhedgehogmesenchymal stem cellsosteogenesis

Identifiers

PMID34918401
PMCPMC8780935
OpenAlexW4200348849

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