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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Targeting Key Inflammatory Mechanisms Underlying Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review.

Adamantia Papamichail, Christos Kourek, Alexandros Briasoulis, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Elias Tsougos, Dimitrios Farmakis, Ioannis Paraskevaidis

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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 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 33 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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adamantia PapamichailMedical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Christos KourekMedical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4348-2153
Alexandros BriasoulisMedical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5740-9670
Andrew XanthopoulosDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9439-3946
Elias TsougosDepartment of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios FarmakisAttikon University Hospital, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8364-3447
Ioannis ParaskevaidisMedical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRHygeia Hospital · GRUniversity Hospital of Larissa · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is a major component of heart failure (HF), causing peripheral vasculopathy and cardiac remodeling. High levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines in HF patients have been well recognized. The hallmark of the inflammatory imbalance is the insufficient production of anti-inflammatory mediators, a condition that leads to dysregulated cytokine activity. The condition progresses because of the pathogenic consequences of the cytokine imbalance, including the impact of endothelial dysfunction and adrenergic responsiveness deterioration, and unfavorable inotropic effects on the myocardium. Hence, to develop possible anti-inflammatory treatment options that will enhance the outcomes of HF patients, it is essential to identify the potential pathophysiological mechanisms of inflammation in HF. Inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, adhesion molecules, and acute-phase proteins, are elevated during this process, highlighting the complex association between inflammation and HF. Therefore, these inflammatory markers can be used in predicting prognosis of the syndrome. Various immune cells impact on myocardial remodeling and recovery. They lead to stimulation, release of alarmins and risk-related molecule patterns. Targeting key inflammatory mechanisms seems a quite promising therapy strategy in HF. Cytokine modulation is only one of several possible targets in the fight against inflammation, as the potential molecular targets for therapy in HF include immune activation, inflammation, oxidative stress, alterations in mitochondrial bioenergetics, and autophagy.

Indexed as

Heart FailureCytokinesHeartHumansInflammationMyocardiumCytokinescytokinesheart failureimmune systeminflammationsignalingTNF-α

Identifiers

PMID38203681
PMCPMC10778956
OpenAlexW4390467461

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