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ReviewRejuvenation research

Beneficial catalytic immunity to abeta peptide.

Sudhir Paul, Stephanie Planque, Yasuhiro Nishiyama

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Review in Rejuvenation research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sudhir PaulChemical Immunology Research Center, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. sudhir.paul@uth.tmc.edu
Stephanie Planque
Yasuhiro Nishiyama
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

beta-Amyloid Antibodies w/ Specific Proteolytic ActivityR01AG025304 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI PAUL, SUDHIR · 2005 to 2008
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS 1R01AG025304NIA NIH HHS R01 AG025304
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We review attempts to treat Alzheimer disease with antibodies that bind amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) and the feasibility of developing catalytic antibodies for this purpose. Naturally occurring immunoglobulin M (IgM) class antibodies that hydrolyze Abeta and inhibit Abeta aggregation were identified. The production of these antibodies increases as a function of age, ostensibly reflecting an attempt by the immune system to protect against the deleterious effect of Abeta accumulation in old age. A search for catalytic antibodies in a library of human immunoglobulins variable (IgV) domains yielded catalysts that hydrolyzed Abeta specifically at exceptionally rapid rates. The catalytic IgVs contained the light-chain variable domains within scaffolds that are structurally reminiscent of phylogenetically ancient antibodies. Inclusion of the heavy-chain variable domain in the IgV constructs resulted in reduced catalysis. We present our view that catalytic antibodies are likely to emerge as more efficacious and safer immunotherapy reagents compared to traditional Abeta-binding antibodies.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAlzheimer VaccinesAmino Acid SequenceAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodies, CatalyticHumansImmunotherapyModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsTreatment OutcomeAlzheimer VaccinesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAntibodies, CatalyticPeptide Fragments

Identifiers

PMID20370602
PMCPMC2946056
OpenAlexW2034941630

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