Evidence mapPaperPMID 32022251Full record

ReviewBritish journal of pharmacology2020

IL-11 in cardiac and renal fibrosis: Late to the party but a central player.

Benjamin Corden, Eleonora Adami, Mark Sweeney, Sebastian Schafer, Stuart A Cook

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Review in British journal of pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The role of IL-11 in chronic diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  15. Harnessing the regenerative potential ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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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

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Benjamin CordenNational Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Eleonora AdamiCardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore.
Mark SweeneyMRC-London Institute of Medical Sciences, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK.
Sebastian SchaferNational Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Stuart A CookNational Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Hammersmith Hospital · GBMRC London Institute of Medical Sciences · GBNational Heart Centre Singapore · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U120085815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosis is a pathophysiological hallmark of cardiorenal disease. In the heart, fibrosis leads to contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias; in the kidney, it is the final common pathway for many diseases and predicts end-stage renal failure. Despite this, there are currently no specific anti-fibrotic treatments available for cardiac or renal disease. Recently and unexpectedly, IL-11 was found to be of major importance for cardiorenal fibroblast activation and fibrosis. In mouse models, IL-11 overexpression caused fibrosis of the heart and kidney while genetic deletion of Il11ra1 protected against fibrosis and preserved organ function. Neutralizing antibodies against IL-11 or IL-11RA have been developed that have anti-fibrotic activity in human fibroblasts and protect against fibrosis in murine models of disease. While IL-11 biology has been little studied and, we suggest, largely misunderstood, its autocrine activity in myofibroblasts appears non-redundant for fibrosis, which offers new opportunities to better understand and potentially target cardiorenal fibrosis.

Indexed as

Interleukin-11AnimalsFibroblastsFibrosisHeartHumansInterleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitKidneyMiceMyocardiumMyofibroblastsIl11ra1 protein, mouseInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha Subunit

Identifiers

PMID32022251
PMCPMC7070163
OpenAlexW3004775766

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