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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2023

Unraveling the mechanisms of intervertebral disc degeneration: an exploration of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway.

Xingmin Zhang, Zilin Zhang, Xiaosong Zou, Yongjie Wang, Jinwei Qi, Song Han, Jingguo Xin, Zhi Zheng, Lin Wei, Tianhui Zhang and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xingmin ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zilin ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xiaosong ZouDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yongjie WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jinwei QiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Song HanDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jingguo XinDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhi ZhengDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Lin WeiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Tianhui ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Shaokun ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jilin University · CNFirst Hospital of Jilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IDD) is a worldwide spinal degenerative disease. Low back pain (LBP) is frequently caused by a variety of conditions brought on by IDD, including IVD herniation and spinal stenosis,

Indexed as

extracellular matrix (ECM)inflammationintervertebral disc degeneration (IDD)p38 MAPK pathwaysenescence

Identifiers

PMID38313000
PMCPMC10834758
OpenAlexW4391033289

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