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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2022

The structure, biosynthesis, and biological roles of fetuin-A: A review.

Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Zelalem Tilahun Muche, Awigchew Behaile T/Mariam, Teklie Mengie Ayele, Melaku Mekonnen Agidew, Muluken Teshome Azezew, Edgeit Abebe Zewde, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

76 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The role of Fetuin-A and Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein in the diagnosis of prostate cancer - a pilot study.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2025
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  19. SALVE: prediction of interorgan communication with transcriptome latent space representation.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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16 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Endeshaw Chekol AbebeDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Zelalem Tilahun MucheDepartment of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Awigchew Behaile T/MariamDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Teklie Mengie AyeleDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Melaku Mekonnen AgidewDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Muluken Teshome AzezewDepartment of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Edgeit Abebe ZewdeDepartment of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Tadesse Asmamaw DejenieDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Misganaw Asmamaw MengstieDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Debre Tabor University · ETUniversity of Gondar · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetuin-A is a heterodimeric plasma glycoprotein containing an A-chain of 282 amino acids and a B-chain of 27 amino acid residues linked by a single inter-disulfide bond. It is predominantly expressed in embryonic cells and adult hepatocytes, and to a lesser extent in adipocytes and monocytes. Fetuin-A binds with a plethora of receptors and exhibits multifaceted physiological and pathological functions. It is involved in the regulation of calcium metabolism, osteogenesis, and the insulin signaling pathway. It also acts as an ectopic calcification inhibitor, protease inhibitor, inflammatory mediator, anti-inflammatory partner, atherogenic factor, and adipogenic factor, among other several moonlighting functions. Fetuin-A has also been demonstrated to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of several disorders. This review mainly focuses on the structure, synthesis, and biological roles of fetuin-A. Information was gathered manually from various journals

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biological rolesbiosynthesisfetuin-Ainflammationstructure

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PMID35923855
PMCPMC9340150
OpenAlexW4285726434

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