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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Mast Cells in Upper and Lower Airway Diseases: Sentinels in the Front Line.

Giovanni Costanzo, Giulia Anna Maria Luigia Costanzo, Lorenzo Del Moro, Emanuele Nappi, Corrado Pelaia, Francesca Puggioni, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Enrico Heffler, Giovanni Paoletti

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nasal Cytology as a Local Biomarker of Airway Inflammation: A Paradigm Shift in Precision Medicine.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  3. Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025
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  8. Unraveling the Complexities of Mast Cells in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  9. Impact ofFrontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024
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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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni CostanzoPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
Giulia Anna Maria Luigia CostanzoDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Monserrato, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2269-0439
Lorenzo Del MoroPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
Emanuele NappiPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
Corrado PelaiaDepartment of Health Sciences, University 'Magna Græcia' of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4236-7367
Francesca PuggioniPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6638-5626
Giorgio Walter CanonicaPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.
Enrico HefflerPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-5663
Giovanni PaolettiPersonalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3953-9225
Humanitas University · ITIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · ITUniversity of Cagliari · ITMagna Graecia University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mast cells (MCs) are fascinating cells of the innate immune system involved not only in allergic reaction but also in tissue homeostasis, response to infection, wound healing, protection against kidney injury, the effects of pollution and, in some circumstances, cancer. Indeed, exploring their role in respiratory allergic diseases would give us, perhaps, novel therapy targets. Based on this, there is currently a great demand for therapeutic regimens to enfeeble the damaging impact of MCs in these pathological conditions. Several strategies can accomplish this at different levels in response to MC activation, including targeting individual mediators released by MCs, blockade of receptors for MC-released compounds, inhibition of MC activation, limiting mast cell growth, or inducing mast cell apoptosis. The current work focuses on and summarizes the mast cells' role in pathogenesis and as a personalized treatment target in allergic rhinitis and asthma; even these supposed treatments are still at the preclinical stage.

Indexed as

AsthmaRespiration DisordersRhinitis, AllergicHumansImmune SystemMast Cellsallergyasthmamast cellsnasal polypsrhinitisrhinosinusitis

Identifiers

PMID37298721
PMCPMC10253288
OpenAlexW4379520248

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