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ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics2022

Emerging role of an immunomodulatory protein secretoglobin 3A2 in human diseases.

Shioko Kimura, Shigetoshi Yokoyama, Aprile L Pilon, Reiko Kurotani

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Review in Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Secretoglobin 3A2 protects lung from developing cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema.The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shioko KimuraLaboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: kimuras@mail.nih.gov.
Shigetoshi YokoyamaCenter for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Aprile L PilonAPCBio Innovations, Inc., Rockville 20850, USA.
Reiko KurotaniBiochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan.
National Cancer Institute · USPennsylvania State University · USYamagata University · JP

Funding

Role of Novel Cytokine Secretoglobin (SCGB) 3A2 in LungZIABC010449 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KIMURA, SHIOKO · 2009 to 2025
$10.3M
Uteroglobin-Related Protein (UGRP) 1 in Lung InflammatioZ01BC010449 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KIMURA, SHIOKO · 2002 to 2008
$594k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010449Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC010449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secretoglobin (SCGB) 3A2 was first identified in 2001 as a protein exhibiting similarities in amino acid sequence and gene structure to SCGB1A1, a multi-functional cytokine-like molecule highly expressed in airway epithelial Club cells that was the first identified and extensively studied member of the SCGB gene superfamily. SCGB3A2 is a small secretory protein of ~10 kDa that forms a dimer and a tetramer. SCGB3A2 is predominantly expressed in airway epithelial Club cells, and has anti-inflammatory, growth factor, anti-fibrotic, and anti-cancer activities that influence various lung diseases. This review summarizes the current understanding of SCGB3A2 biological functions and its role in human diseases with emphasis on its mechanisms of actions and signaling pathway.

Indexed as

CytokinesRespiratory SystemSecretoglobinsHumansCytokinesSCGB3A2 protein, humanSecretoglobinsAnti-cancerAnti-fibroticAnti-inflammatoryCC10CCSPGrowth factorLung diseasesSCGB1A1SCGB3A1UGRP1

Identifiers

PMID35016921
PMCPMC9271138
OpenAlexW4205340677

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