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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Critical Signaling Transduction Pathways and Intestinal Barrier: Implications for Pathophysiology and Therapeutics.

Jingwang Gao, Bo Cao, Ruiyang Zhao, Hanghang Li, Qixuan Xu, Bo Wei

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Jingwang GaoDepartment of General Surgery, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5388-3626
Bo CaoDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Ruiyang ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
Hanghang LiDepartment of General Surgery, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
Qixuan XuDepartment of General Surgery, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
Bo WeiDepartment of General Surgery, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal barrier is a sum of the functions and structures consisting of the intestinal mucosal epithelium, mucus, intestinal flora, secretory immunoglobulins, and digestive juices. It is the first-line defense mechanism that resists nonspecific infections with powerful functions that include physical, endocrine, and immune defenses. Health and physiological homeostasis are greatly dependent on the sturdiness of the intestinal barrier shield, whose dysfunction can contribute to the progression of numerous types of intestinal diseases. Disorders of internal homeostasis may also induce barrier impairment and form vicious cycles during the response to diseases. Therefore, the identification of the underlying mechanisms involved in intestinal barrier function and the development of effective drugs targeting its damage have become popular research topics. Evidence has shown that multiple signaling pathways and corresponding critical molecules are extensively involved in the regulation of the barrier pathophysiological state. Ectopic expression or activation of signaling pathways plays an essential role in the process of shield destruction. Although some drugs, such as molecular or signaling inhibitors, are currently used for the treatment of intestinal diseases, their efficacy cannot meet current medical requirements. In this review, we summarize the current achievements in research on the relationships between the intestinal barrier and signaling pathways. The limitations and future perspectives are also discussed to provide new horizons for targeted therapies for restoring intestinal barrier function that have translational potential.

Indexed as

clinical translationintestinal barriermicrobiota symbiosissignaling pathwaytraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID37765024
PMCPMC10537644
OpenAlexW4386250989

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