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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2018

Cardiac fibrosis: new insights into the pathogenesis.

Zhen-Guo Ma, Yu-Pei Yuan, Hai-Ming Wu, Xin Zhang, Qi-Zhu Tang

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05335629 (Evaluation of the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Cardiac Remodeling in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 189 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
189citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
18.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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.

NCT05335629 nacompletedstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Cardiac Remodeling in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients

Ran2022Enrolled54Registered outcomes2Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Remodeling, VentricularArmsDapagliflozin 10mg Tab
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

189 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 325 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Unveiling the roles of CTRP family in cardiac remodeling.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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129 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen-Guo MaDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Yu-Pei YuanDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Hai-Ming WuDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Qi-Zhu TangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, RP China.
Wuhan University · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac fibrosis is defined as the imbalance of extracellular matrix (ECM) production and degradation, thus contributing to cardiac dysfunction in many cardiac pathophysiologic conditions. This review discusses specific markers and origin of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), and the underlying mechanism involved in the development of cardiac fibrosis. Currently, there are no CFs-specific molecular markers. Most studies use co-labelling with panels of antibodies that can recognize CFs. Origin of fibroblasts is heterogeneous. After fibrotic stimuli, the levels of myocardial pro-fibrotic growth factors and cytokines are increased. These pro-fibrotic growth factors and cytokines bind to its receptors and then trigger the activation of signaling pathway and transcriptional factors via Smad-dependent or Smad independent-manners. These fibrosis-related transcriptional factors regulate gene expression that are involved in the fibrosis to amplify the fibrotic response. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for initiation, progression, and amplification of cardiac fibrosis are of great clinical significance to find drugs that can prevent the progression of cardiac fibrosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsFibroblastsFibrosisHumansMyocardiumSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor betaCardiac fibroblastCardiac fibrosisSmadTGF-β

Identifiers

PMID30416379
PMCPMC6216032
OpenAlexW2889685209

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