Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36188375›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

Reduced plasma levels of RGM-A predict stroke-associated pneumonia in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A prospective clinical study.

Jiaju Zhong, Juan Liao, Rongrong Zhang, Chanjuan Zhou, Zhenyu Wang, Siyuan Huang, Dan Huang, Mengliu Yang, Lei Zhang, Yue Ma and 1 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
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

11 authors.

Jiaju ZhongDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Juan LiaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Rongrong ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chanjuan ZhouDepartment of Central Laboratory, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhenyu WangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Siyuan HuangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Dan HuangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Mengliu YangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yue MaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xinyue QinDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Stroke-induced immunodepression syndrome is considered the major etiology of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). Repulsive guidance molecule A (RGM-A) is an immunomodulatory protein that is closely related to inflammation and immune responses. To explore the relationship between RGM-A and SAP and facilitate the early identification of patients at high risk of developing SAP, we investigated the predictive value of RGM-A in SAP. Methods: We enrolled 178 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and finally analyzed 150 patients, among whom 69 had SAP and 81 had non-SAP. During the same period, 40 patients with community-acquired pneumonia and 40 healthy participants were included as controls. SAP was defined according to the modified US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Blood samples were collected at 24 h, 48 h, 3 days, 4 to 7 days, and 8 to 14 days after stroke onset. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the plasma levels of RGM-A and interleukin-6. Results: The plasma RGM-A levels were significantly decreased in both patients with community-acquired pneumonia and those with AIS, and the decline was most pronounced in patients with SAP ( Conclusions: We demonstrated that reduced plasma levels of RGM-A might help in the early identification of high-risk patients with SAP and predict the occurrence of SAP in patients with AIS. RGM-A might provide new clues to a potential alternative therapy for SAP.

Indexed as

immunomodulationinflammationischemic strokepneumoniapredictionrepulsive guidance molecule A

Identifiers

PMID36188375
PMCPMC9523133

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.