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Protective role of acetylcholine and the cholinergic system in the injured heart.

Clara Liu Chung Ming, Xiaowei Wang, Carmine Gentile

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Review in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

3 authors.

Clara Liu Chung MingSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Xiaowei WangDepartment of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
Carmine GentileSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the roles of the cholinergic system in the heart, comprising the neuronal and non-neuronal cholinergic systems. Both systems are essential for maintaining cardiac homeostasis by regulating the release of acetylcholine (ACh). A reduction in ACh release is associated with the early onset of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and increasing evidence supports the protective roles of ACh against CVD. We address the challenges and limitations of current strategies to elevate ACh levels, including vagus nerve stimulation and pharmacological interventions such as cholinesterase inhibitors. Additionally, we introduce alternative strategies to increase ACh in the heart, such as stem cell therapy, gene therapy, microRNAs, and nanoparticle drug delivery methods. These findings offer new insights into advanced treatments for regenerating the injured human heart.

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Cardiovascular medicinePathophysiology

Identifiers

PMID39280620
PMCPMC11402255

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