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ReviewJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2024

Sphingolipids: drivers of cardiac fibrosis and atrial fibrillation.

Junjie Liu, Ximao Liu, Yucheng Luo, Fangze Huang, Yu Xie, Shaoyi Zheng, Bo Jia, Zezhou Xiao

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Review in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sphingomyelin as a key negative mediator in atrial fibrillation via lipid profiling analysis and functional identification.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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  8. Ceramide as a Biomarker for HFpEF in Women: Menopause, Aging, and Pregnancy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. The role of sphingolipids in heart failure.European heart journal open · 2025
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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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junjie Liu *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ximao Liu *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yucheng Luo *Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fangze HuangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yu XieDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shaoyi ZhengDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. zhsy@smu.edu.cn.
Bo JiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. dentist-jia@163.com.
Zezhou XiaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 07zzxiao@smu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1122-0290
Nanfang Hospital · CNGuangdong Province Stomatological Hospital · CN

Funding

Guangzhou Key Research and Development Program Fund 202206011130280013the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2022A0505050036the Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A04J2273the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids (SLs) are vital constituents of the plasma membrane of animal cells and concurrently regulate numerous cellular processes. An escalating number of research have evinced that SLs assume a crucial part in the progression of tissue fibrosis, a condition for which no efficacious cure exists as of now. Cardiac fibrosis, and in particular, atrial fibrosis, is a key factor in the emergence of atrial fibrillation (AF). AF has become one of the most widespread cardiac arrhythmias globally, with its incidence continuing to mount, thereby propelling it to the status of a major public health concern. This review expounds on the structure and biosynthesis pathways of several pivotal SLs, the pathophysiological mechanisms of AF, and the function of SLs in cardiac fibrosis. Delving into the influence of sphingolipid levels in the alleviation of cardiac fibrosis offers innovative therapeutic strategies to address cardiac fibrosis and AF.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationAnimalsFibrosisHeart AtriaAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrosisBiosynthesis pathwaysCardiac fibrosisSphingolipids

Identifiers

PMID38015241
PMCPMC10858135
OpenAlexW4389099208

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