Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18411317›Full record

ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2008

Susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to the excipient hydroxyethyl cellulose: pH and concentration dependence of antimicrobial activity.

Ali A Abdul Sater, David M Ojcius, Matthew P Meyer

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ali A Abdul SaterSchool of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, California 95344, USA.
David M Ojcius
Matthew P Meyer
University of California, Merced · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) is used as a neutral excipient in microbicides used against sexually transmitted pathogens. However, HEC inhibits the infection of cervical epithelial cells by Chlamydia trachomatis at pH 5 in a concentration-dependent manner. At pH 7, infection is inversely dependent on the concentration of HEC, possibly due to pH-dependent calcium sequestration.

Indexed as

Administration, IntravaginalAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial AdhesionCelluloseChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Delivery SystemsDrug Resistance, BacterialExcipientsFemaleHeLa CellsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMicrobial Sensitivity TestsVaginal DiseasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCelluloseExcipientshydroxyethylcellulose

Identifiers

PMID18411317
PMCPMC2443922
OpenAlexW2157023945

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