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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2023

The hidden sentinel of the skin: An overview on the role of interleukin-13 in atopic dermatitis.

Maddalena Napolitano, Francesca di Vico, Angelo Ruggiero, Gabriella Fabbrocini, Cataldo Patruno

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maddalena NapolitanoDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences Vincenzo Tiberio, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Francesca di VicoSection of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania, Italy.
Angelo RuggieroSection of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania, Italy.
Gabriella FabbrociniSection of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania, Italy.
Cataldo PatrunoDepartment of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITMagna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that interleukin (IL)-13 is a crucial cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). It is a central driver of type-2 T-helper inflammation and is overexpressed in lesional skin of AD patients. Upon release in peripheral skin, IL-13 activates its receptors, recruits inflammatory cells, and modifies the skin microbiome. IL-13 also reduces the expression of epidermal barrier proteins and activates sensory nerve mediating the itch transmission signal. Novel therapeutics that target IL-13 seem to be efficacious and safe for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe AD. The aim of our manuscript is to review the role that IL-13 plays in AD immunopathogenesis.

Indexed as

atopic dermatitis (AD)interleukin-13pathogenesisreviewtype 2 inflammation

Identifiers

PMID37144036
PMCPMC10151557
OpenAlexW4366293250

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