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ReviewCommunications biology2021

Wnt signaling in lung development, regeneration, and disease progression.

Cody J Aros, Carla J Pantoja, Brigitte N Gomperts

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Review in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers.

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103citing papers in PubMed
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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

103 citing papers in PubMed.

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43 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.

Cody J ArosUCLA Department of Molecular Biology Interdepartmental Program, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Carla J PantojaUCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Brigitte N GompertsUCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. BGomperts@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1809-723X

Funding

UCLA MSD ProgramR25GM055052 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BARBER, PAUL HENRY, HASSON, TAMA W. · 1996 to 2021
$9.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM055052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The respiratory tract is a vital, intricate system for several important biological processes including mucociliary clearance, airway conductance, and gas exchange. The Wnt signaling pathway plays several crucial and indispensable roles across lung biology in multiple contexts. This review highlights the progress made in characterizing the role of Wnt signaling across several disciplines in lung biology, including development, homeostasis, regeneration following injury, in vitro directed differentiation efforts, and disease progression. We further note uncharted directions in the field that may illuminate important biology. The discoveries made collectively advance our understanding of Wnt signaling in lung biology and have the potential to inform therapeutic advancements for lung diseases.

Indexed as

HomeostasisOrganogenesisRegenerationWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease ProgressionHumansLungLung Diseases

Identifiers

PMID34017045
PMCPMC8138018

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