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ReviewBiomedicines2022

Autophagy in Extracellular Matrix and Wound Healing Modulation in the Cornea.

Duraisamy Kempuraj, Rajiv R Mohan

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Review in Biomedicines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Characterization of Corneal Defects in ATG7-Deficient Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. A Functional VariantAmerican journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2025
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  7. Effect of Chemical Injury on Autophagy in Canine Corneal Stromal Fibroblasts.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2025
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  10. Macrophages Transdifferentiate Into Myofibroblasts During Ocular Surface Inflammation.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  17. Exploiting Matrix Stiffness to Overcome Drug Resistance.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Duraisamy KempurajHarry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Rajiv R MohanHarry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital · USUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

Turbo Eye Drops to Treat Ocular Toxicity and Blindness from Sulfur MustardU01EY031650 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MOHAN, RAJIV RAVINDRA · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
Novel approaches for corneal haze/fibrosis eliminationR01EY030774 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MOHAN, RAJIV RAVINDRA · 2019 to 2022
$1.5M
Hydrogen sulfide toxicity to the corneaR21EY032742 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MOHAN, RAJIV RAVINDRA · 2021 to 2022
$428k
Targeted Gene Therapy and Nanomedicine Approaches to Treat Corneal DiseasesI01BX000357 · VA · HARRY S. TRUMAN MEMORIAL VA HOSPITAL · PI Rajiv Ravindra Mohan · 2009 to 2026
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BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application (Renewal)IK6BX005646 · VA · HARRY S. TRUMAN MEMORIAL VA HOSPITAL · PI MOHAN, RAJIV RAVINDRA · 2021 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX000357BLRD VA IK6 BX005646NEI NIH HHS NIH/NEI 5R01EY030774, 1U01EY031650, and 1R21EY032742NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030774NEI NIH HHS R21 EY032742NEI NIH HHS U01 EY031650
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a robust cellular mechanism for disposing of harmful molecules or recycling them to cells, which also regulates physiopathological processes in cornea. Dysregulated autophagy causes inefficient clearance of unwanted proteins and cellular debris, mitochondrial disorganization, defective inflammation, organ dysfunctions, cell death, and diseases. The cornea accounts for two-thirds of the refraction of light that occurs in the eyes, but is prone to trauma/injury and infection. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a noncellular dynamic macromolecular network in corneal tissues comprised of collagens, proteoglycans, elastin, fibronectin, laminins, hyaluronan, and glycoproteins. The ECM undergoes remodeling by matrix-degrading enzymes and maintains corneal transparency. Autophagy plays an important role in the ECM and wound healing maintenance. Delayed/dysregulated autophagy impacts the ECM and wound healing, and can lead to corneal dysfunction. Stromal wound healing involves responses from the corneal epithelium, basement membrane, keratocytes, the ECM, and many cytokines and chemokines, including transforming growth factor beta-1 and platelet-derived growth factor. Mild corneal injuries self-repair, but greater injuries lead to corneal haze/scars/fibrosis and vision loss due to disruptions in the ECM, autophagy, and normal wound healing processes. Presently, the precise role of autophagy and ECM remodeling in corneal wound healing is elusive. This review discusses recent trends in autophagy and ECM modulation in the context of corneal wound healing and homeostasis.

Indexed as

autophagycorneal wound healingextracellular matrixfibrosisinflammationmast cellsmyofibroblasttransforming growth factor-beta 1

Identifiers

PMID35203548
PMCPMC8961790
OpenAlexW4210524675

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