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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2023

Nerve Growth Factor and Autoimmune Diseases.

Sergio Terracina, Giampiero Ferraguti, Luigi Tarani, Francesca Fanfarillo, Paola Tirassa, Massimo Ralli, Giannicola Iannella, Antonella Polimeni, Marco Lucarelli, Antonio Greco and 1 more

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sergio TerracinaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0748-8825
Giampiero FerragutiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6129-4071
Luigi TaraniDepartment of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5958-9364
Francesca FanfarilloDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Paola TirassaInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Massimo RalliDepartment of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8776-0421
Giannicola IannellaDepartment of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1781-2809
Antonella PolimeniDepartment of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2679-7607
Marco LucarelliDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5538-2494
Antonio GrecoDepartment of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4824-9871
Marco FioreInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6806-9715
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto Pasteur · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NGF plays a crucial immunomodulatory role and increased levels are found in numerous tissues during autoimmune states. NGF directly modulates innate and adaptive immune responses of B and T cells and causes the release of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters controlling the immune system activation in inflamed tissues. Evidence suggests that NGF is involved in the pathogenesis of numerous immune diseases including autoimmune thyroiditis, chronic arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, mastocytosis, and chronic granulomatous disease. Furthermore, as NGF levels have been linked to disease severity, it could be considered an optimal early biomarker to identify therapeutic approach efficacy. In conclusion, by gaining insights into how these molecules function and which cells they interact with, future studies can devise targeted therapies to address various neurological, immunological, and other disorders more effectively. This knowledge may pave the way for innovative treatments based on NGF manipulation aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals affected by diseases involving neurotrophins.

Indexed as

arthritisautoimmune thyroiditisautoimmunitymastocytosismultiple sclerosisneurotrophinsNGFsystemic lupus erythematosus

Identifiers

PMID37998739
PMCPMC10670231
OpenAlexW4388572601

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