Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40527823›Full record

ReviewMedicine2025

Unraveling R-loops: The hidden drivers of inflammation and immune dysregulation.

Fan Zhang, Dingyun Wang, Guodong Zhao, Dingmao Wang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
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

4 authors.

Fan ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medcine, Haikou, China.
Dingyun WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medcine, Haikou, China.
Guodong ZhaoDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medcine, Haikou, China.
Dingmao WangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central South University Xiangya School of Medcine, Haikou, China.ORCID 0009-0000-9317-6520

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An R-loop is a complex nucleic acid structure consisting of an RNA-DNA hybrid and an associated single-stranded DNA. This structure plays an important role in many biological processes, including gene regulation, DNA replication, and maintenance of genome stability. Under physiological conditions, the R-loop is in a dynamic balance of generation and decomposition, which is a complex process involving multiple mechanisms of its formation, clearance, and regulation. Emerging evidence indicates that R-loops can drive inflammation and participate in immune processes. This review summarizes immune dysregulation resulting from impaired R-loop clearance and analyzes recent advances in computational methods for R-loop regulation, aiming to identify new avenues for developing R-loop-targeted immunotherapies.

Indexed as

InflammationR-Loop StructuresHumansantitumor immunitycongenital immunityinflammatory responsesR-loop

Identifiers

PMID40527823
PMCPMC12173303

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
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.