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ReviewBiomedicines2021

Current Overview on Therapeutic Potential of Vitamin D in Inflammatory Lung Diseases.

Muhammad Afzal, Imran Kazmi, Fahad A Al-Abbasi, Sultan Alshehri, Mohammed M Ghoneim, Syed Sarim Imam, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, Maryam Hassan Al-Zahrani, Sami I Alzarea, Ali Alquraini

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 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

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad AfzalDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2570-3223
Imran KazmiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1881-5219
Fahad A Al-AbbasiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan AlshehriDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0922-9819
Mohammed M GhoneimDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Ad Diriyah 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9179-4373
Syed Sarim ImamDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8913-0826
Muhammad Shahid NadeemDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4112-0925
Maryam Hassan Al-ZahraniDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sami I AlzareaDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4007-4023
Ali AlqurainiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Clinical Pharmacy, Al Baha University, Al Baha 65779, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4216-572X
King Abdulaziz University · SAJouf University · SAKing Saud University · SAAl Baha University · SAAlfaisal University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory lung disorders (ILDs) are one of the world's major reasons for fatalities and sickness, impacting millions of individuals of all ages and constituting a severe and pervasive health hazard. Asthma, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis acute respiratory distress syndrome, and COPD all include inflammation as a significant component. Microbe invasions, as well as the damage and even death of host cells, can cause and sustain inflammation. To counteract the negative consequences of irritants, the airways are equipped with cellular and host defense immunological systems that block the cellular entrance of these irritants or eliminate them from airway regions by triggering the immune system. Failure to activate the host defense system will trigger chronic inflammatory cataracts, leading to permanent lung damage. This damage makes the lungs more susceptible to various respiratory diseases. There are certain restrictions of the available therapy for lung illnesses. Vitamins are nutritional molecules that are required for optimal health but are not produced by the human body. Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D) is classified as a vitamin, although it is a hormone. Vitamin D is thought to perform a function in bone and calcium homeostasis. Recent research has found that vitamin D can perform a variety of cellular processes, including cellular proliferation; differentiation; wound repair; healing; and regulatory systems, such as the immune response, immunological, and inflammation. The actions of vitamin D on inflammatory cells are dissected in this review, as well as their clinical significance in respiratory illnesses.

Indexed as

cholecalciferolinflammatory lung disordersmechanismmetabolic pathwaystreatment

Identifiers

PMID34944659
PMCPMC8698997
OpenAlexW4200499088

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