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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2021

LKB1 Regulates Vascular Macrophage Functions in Atherosclerosis.

Xuewen Wang, Ziwei Liang, Hong Xiang, Yanqiu Li, Shuhua Chen, Hongwei Lu

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Liver Kinase B1 in CD11cAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xuewen WangHealth Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ziwei LiangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Yueyang people's Hospital, Yueyang, China.
Hong XiangCenter for Experimental Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yanqiu LiHealth Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Shuhua ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hongwei LuHealth Management Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNThird Xiangya Hospital · CNYueyang Second People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) is known to shape the regulation of macrophage function by participating in multiple processes including cell metabolism, growth, and polarization. However, whether LKB1 also affects the functional plasticity of macrophages in atherosclerosis has not attracted much attention. Abnormal macrophage function is a pathophysiological hallmark of atherosclerosis, characterized by the formation of foam cells and the maintenance of vascular inflammation. Mounting evidence supports that LKB1 plays a vital role in the regulation of macrophage function in atherosclerosis, including affecting lipid metabolism reprogramming, inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy in macrophages. Thus, decreased expression of LKB1 in atherosclerosis aggravates vascular injury by inducing excessive lipid deposition in macrophages and the formation of foam cells. To systematically understand the role and potential mechanism of LKB1 in regulating macrophage functions in atherosclerosis, this review summarizes the relevant data in this regard, hoping to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

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AMPKatherosclerosisinflammatoryliver kinase B1macrophage function

Identifiers

PMID34975507
PMCPMC8714937
OpenAlexW4200459651

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