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ReviewEuropean journal of medical research2024

Inflammation accelerating intestinal fibrosis: from mechanism to clinic.

Shuzi Xin, Xiaohui Liu, Chengwei He, Han Gao, Boya Wang, Rongxuan Hua, Lei Gao, Hongwei Shang, Fangling Sun, Jingdong Xu

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Review in European journal of medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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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

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Inflammatory bowel disease and extracellular matrix: when victim becomes double agent.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  9. Fibrosis in Immune-Mediated and Autoimmune Disorders.Journal of clinical medicine · 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

10 authors.

Shuzi Xin *Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Xiaohui Liu *Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Chengwei HeDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Han GaoDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Boya WangKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Renal Cancer and Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China.
Rongxuan HuaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Lei GaoDepartment of Intelligent Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Hongwei ShangExperimental Center for Morphological Research Platform, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Fangling SunDepartment of Laboratory Animal Research, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China. sun_fangling@163.com.
Jingdong XuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China. xujingdong@163.com.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7242211National Natural Science Foundation of China 82174056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal fibrosis is a prevalent complication of IBD that that can frequently be triggered by prolonged inflammation. Fibrosis in the gut can cause a number of issues, which continue as an ongoing challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. The primary causes of intestinal fibrosis are soluble molecules, G protein-coupled receptors, epithelial-to-mesenchymal or endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and the gut microbiota. Fresh perspectives coming from in vivo and in vitro experimental models demonstrate that fibrogenic pathways might be different, at least to some extent, independent of the ones that influence inflammation. Understanding the distinctive procedures of intestinal fibrogenesis should provide a realistic foundation for targeting and blocking specific fibrogenic pathways, estimating the risk of fibrotic consequences, detecting early fibrotic alterations, and eventually allowing therapy development. Here, we first summarize the inflammatory and non-inflammatory components of fibrosis, and then we elaborate on the underlying mechanism associated with multiple cytokines in fibrosis, providing the framework for future clinical practice. Following that, we discuss the relationship between modernization and disease, as well as the shortcomings of current studies. We outline fibrosis diagnosis and therapy, as well as our recommendations for the future treatment of intestinal fibrosis. We anticipate that the global review will provides a wealth of fresh knowledge and suggestions for future fibrosis clinical practice.

Indexed as

FibrosisInflammationAnimalsCytokinesEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinesCytokinesCytokineECMFibrosisInflammationIntestinal microfloraIntestine

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PMID38890719
PMCPMC11184829

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