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ReviewMechanisms of ageing and development2020

Type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5) and the vascular tree: From embryogenesis to aging and disease.

Valeriana Cesarini, Eugenia Guida, Federica Campolo, Clara Crescioli, Angela Di Baldassarre, Calogera Pisano, Carmela Rita Balistreri, Giovanni Ruvolo, Emmanuele A Jannini, Susanna Dolci

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In one paragraph

Review in Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Valeriana CesariniUnicamillus International University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Eugenia GuidaDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Federica CampoloDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Clara CrescioliDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.
Angela Di BaldassarreDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
Calogera PisanoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Carmela Rita BalistreriDepartment of Bio-Medicine, Neuroscience, and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni RuvoloDepartment of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Emmanuele A JanniniDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Susanna DolciDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: dolci@uniroma2.it.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITForo Italico University of Rome · ITSaint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular tree development depends on the timely differentiation of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells. These latter are key players in the formation of the vascular scaffold that offers resistance to the blood flow. This review aims at providing an overview on the role of PDE5, the cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase that historically attracted much attention for its involvement in male impotence, in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell function. The overall goal is to underscore the importance of PDE5 expression and activity in this cell type in the context of the organs where its function has been extensively studied.

Indexed as

AgingCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5Embryonic DevelopmentHumansMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5cGMPECsNitric oxidePDE5VSMCs

Identifiers

PMID32628940
PMCPMC7333613
OpenAlexW3038553816

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