Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39374730›Full record

ArticleCellular signalling2024

Octreotide protects against LPS-induced endothelial cell and lung injury.

Saikat Fakir, Khadeja-Tul Kubra, Nektarios Barabutis

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cellular signalling, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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.

  1. Article
  2. Octreotide Counteracts IFN-γ-Induced Endothelial Inflammation.Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology · 2026
    Article
  3. Lanreotide in endothelial corneal inflammation.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Pasireotide Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in the Endothelium.Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology · 2025
    Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Review
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

3 authors.

Saikat FakirSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
Khadeja-Tul KubraSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA.
Nektarios BarabutisSchool of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA 71201, USA. Electronic address: barabutis@ulm.edu.

Funding

Synthetic Somatostatin Analogs Protect Against Endothelial Barrier DysfunctionR03AI176433 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE · PI BARABUTIS, NEKTARIOS · 2024 to 2025
$145k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI176433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth hormone (GH) is a crucial regulator of growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration; and it is controlled by growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) can compromise endothelial function, leading to increased inflammation and vascular leak. Octreotide (OCT) is an FDA-approved synthetic somatostatin analog (SSA) used to treat acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors. The present study investigates the effects of OCT on LPS-induced injury in bovine and human lung endothelial cells, as well as in mouse lungs. Our in vitro observations suggest that OCT effectively counteracts LPS-induced endothelial leak, inflammation, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Furthermore, OCT reduces bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein concentration in an experimental model of Acute Lung Injury (ALI). Our study suggests that OCT mitigates LPS-induced endothelial cell and lung injury, suggesting that it may represent an exciting therapeutic possibility in diseases related to barrier dysfunction.

Indexed as

Acute Lung InjuryEndothelial CellsLipopolysaccharidesOctreotideAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCattleHumansLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProtective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesLipopolysaccharidesOctreotideProtective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesGHRHInflammationSomatostatin

Identifiers

PMID39374730
PMCPMC11560538

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.