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ReviewMolecular biology reports2022

The immune system's role in PCOS.

Maryam Shamsi, Ali Ghazavi, Amir Mohammad Saeedifar, Ghasem Mosayebi, Sana Khajeh Pour, Ali Ganji

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 24 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maryam ShamsiDepartment of Immunology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2800-8437
Ali GhazaviDepartment of Immunology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4219-9594
Amir Mohammad SaeedifarDepartment of Immunology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4137-8419
Ghasem MosayebiDepartment of Immunology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-0783
Sana Khajeh PourDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-0324
Ali GanjiDepartment of Immunology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. aliganjy_1360@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2632-9889
Arak University of Medical Sciences · IRIdaho State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder of the endocrine system. Its main manifestations include oligo-ovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM), affecting women of childbearing age. Although the exact pathogenesis of this disease is still unknown, many factors, including genetic, endocrine, and metabolism disorders, play critical roles in its development. The immunopathogenesis of PCOS has not yet been studied in-depth, but it is hypothesized that immune system abnormalities may play a key role in it. Recent research has shown inflammation's effect on ovulation and ovarian follicular dynamics. Thus, it is suggested that there is a close association between PCOS and low-grade chronic systemic inflammation. As a result, chronic low-grade inflammation is identified as a significant factor in the pathogenesis and development of PCOS, which in turn leads to infertility. As a result, this article reviews PCOS immunopathology, evaluates long-standing hypotheses about the immune system's role in PCOS, and assesses the association between inflammatory factors and PCOS.

Indexed as

HyperandrogenismPolycystic Ovary SyndromeFemaleHumansInflammationChemokinesCytokinesImmune CellInflammationPolycystic ovary syndrome

Identifiers

PMID35752698
OpenAlexW4283446636

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