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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Role of Serum Amyloid A in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Related Cardiovascular Diseases.

Preetha Shridas, Avery C Patrick, Lisa R Tannock

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Serum Amyloid A: A Double-Edged Sword in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Preetha ShridasDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2532-4007
Avery C PatrickPharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Lisa R TannockDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer Lynn Powers Carson · 2013 to 2026
$27.1M
Mechanisms regulating the atherogenic activities of serum amyloid AR01HL147381 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHRIDAS, PREETHA · 2020 to 2023
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147381NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020579VA BX004275
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiological data positively correlate plasma serum amyloid A (SAA) levels with cardiovascular disease severity and mortality. Studies by several investigators have indicated a causal role for SAA in the development of atherosclerosis in animal models. Suppression of SAA attenuates the development of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation in mice. Thus, SAA is not just a marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, but it is a key player. However, to consider SAA as a therapeutic target for these diseases, the pathway leading to its involvement needs to be understood. This review provides a brief description of the pathobiological significance of this enigmatic molecule. The purpose of this review is to summarize the data relevant to its role in the development of CVD, the pitfalls in SAA research, and unanswered questions in the field.

Indexed as

Angiotensin IIAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesGene Expression RegulationHumansSerum Amyloid A ProteinAngiotensin IIBiomarkersSerum Amyloid A Proteinabdominal aortic aneurysmcardiovascular diseaseHDLserum amyloid A

Identifiers

PMID34944527
PMCPMC8699432
OpenAlexW4200434248

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