Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29866514›Full record

ReviewCytokine2018

Here, there and everywhere: Resistin-like molecules in infection, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.

Gabrielle M Pine, Hashini M Batugedara, Meera G Nair

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Review in Cytokine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabrielle M PineDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Hashini M BatugedaraDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Meera G NairDivision of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States. Electronic address: meera.nair@ucr.edu.
University of California, Riverside · US

Funding

RELM-alpha regulation of hookworm-induced lung inflammationR01AI091759 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI NAIR, MEERA GOH · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
Endocannabinoid regulation of host-helminth interactionR21AI135500 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI DIPATRIZIO, NICHOLAS VINCENT, NAIR, MEERA GOH · 2018 to 2019
$509k
Human resistin regulation of inflammation and endotoxic shockR21AI137830 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI NAIR, MEERA GOH · 2018 to 2019
$427k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI091759NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI135500NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI137830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Resistin-Like Molecules (RELM) α, β, and γ and their namesake, resistin, share structural and sequence homology but exhibit significant diversity in expression and function within their mammalian host. RELM proteins are expressed in a wide range of diseases, such as: microbial infections (eg. bacterial and helminth), inflammatory diseases (eg. asthma, fibrosis) and metabolic disorders (eg. diabetes). While the expression pattern and molecular regulation of RELM proteins are well characterized, much controversy remains over their proposed functions, with evidence of host-protective and pathogenic roles. Moreover, the receptors for RELM proteins are unclear, although three receptors for resistin, decorin, adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1), and Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) have recently been proposed. In this review, we will first summarize the molecular regulation of the RELM gene family, including transcription regulation and tissue expression in humans and mouse disease models. Second, we will outline the function and receptor-mediated signaling associated with RELM proteins. Finally, we will discuss recent studies suggesting that, despite early misconceptions that these proteins are pathogenic, RELM proteins have a more nuanced and potentially beneficial role for the host in certain disease settings.

Indexed as

AnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMetabolic DiseasesResistinTranscription, GeneticIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsResistinHelminth infectionMacrophageResistin-like moleculeT helper type 2Toll-like Receptor 4

Identifiers

PMID29866514
PMCPMC6103837
OpenAlexW2807641555

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