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ArticleCells2024

Beyond Allergies-Updates on The Role of Mas-Related G-Protein-Coupled Receptor X2 in Chronic Urticaria and Atopic Dermatitis.

Liron Lerner, Magda Babina, Torsten Zuberbier, Katarina Stevanovic

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. MRGPRX2 as a novel therapeutic target in headache.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  5. Modulation of Mast Cell Activation via MRGPRX2 by Natural Oat Extract.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liron LernerInstitute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.
Magda BabinaInstitute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4500-7615
Torsten ZuberbierInstitute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1466-8875
Katarina StevanovicInstitute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3930-9761
Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mast cells (MCs) are an important part of the immune system, responding both to pathogens and toxins, but they also play an important role in allergic diseases, where recent data show that non-IgE-mediated activation is also of relevance, especially in chronic urticaria (CU) and atopic dermatitis (AD). Skin MCs express Mas-related G-protein-coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2), a key protein in non-IgE-dependent MC degranulation, and its overactivity is one of the triggering factors for the above-mentioned diseases, making MRGPRX2 a potential therapeutic target. Reviewing the latest literature revealed our need to focus on the discovery of MRGPRX2 activators as well as the ongoing vast research towards finding specific MRGPRX2 inhibitors for potential therapeutic approaches. Most of these studies are in their preliminary stages, with one drug currently being investigated in a clinical trial. Future studies and improved model systems are needed to verify whether any of these inhibitors may have the potential to be the next therapeutic treatment for CU, AD, and other pseudo-allergic reactions.

Indexed as

Chronic UrticariaDermatitis, AtopicHypersensitivityHumansMast CellsNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, NeuropeptideMRGPRX2 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, Neuropeptideatopic dermatitisMRGPRX2skin mast cellsurticaria

Identifiers

PMID38334612
PMCPMC10854933
OpenAlexW4391225022

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