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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

The roles of COX-2 in protozoan infection.

Xinlei Wang, Jie Chen, Jingtong Zheng

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xinlei WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jie ChenInstitute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jingtong ZhengDepartment of Pathogenobiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jilin University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protozoan diseases cause great harm in animal husbandry and require human-provided medical treatment. Protozoan infection can induce changes in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression. The role played by COX-2 in the response to protozoan infection is complex. COX-2 induces and regulates inflammation by promoting the synthesis of different prostaglandins (PGs), which exhibit a variety of biological activities and participate in pathophysiological processes in the body in a variety of ways. This review explains the roles played by COX-2 in protozoan infection and analyzes the effects of COX-2-related drugs in protozoan diseases.

Indexed as

Protozoan InfectionsAnimal HusbandryAnimalsCyclooxygenase 2HumansInflammationProstaglandinsCyclooxygenase 2ProstaglandinsAACOX-2PGsprotozoaprotozoan infection

Identifiers

PMID36875123
PMCPMC9978824
OpenAlexW4321087207

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