Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21193845›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2010

Small molecule inhibitors as countermeasures for botulinum neurotoxin intoxication.

Bing Li, Norton P Peet, Michelle M Butler, James C Burnett, Donald T Moir, Terry L Bowlin

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bing LiMicrobiotix, Inc., One Innovation Drive, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. bli@microbiotix.com
Norton P Peet
Michelle M Butler
James C Burnett
Donald T Moir
Terry L Bowlin
Microbiotix (United States) · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most potent of known toxins and are listed as category A biothreat agents by the U.S. CDC. The BoNT-mediated proteolysis of SNARE proteins inhibits the exocytosis of acetylcholine into neuromuscular junctions, leading to life-threatening flaccid paralysis. Currently, the only therapy for BoNT intoxication (which results in the disease state botulism) includes experimental preventative antibodies and long-term supportive care. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify and develop inhibitors that will serve as both prophylactic agents and post-exposure 'rescue' therapeutics. This review focuses on recent progress to discover and develop small molecule inhibitors as therapeutic countermeasures for BoNT intoxication.

Indexed as

AcetylcholineAnimalsBotulinum ToxinsCrystallography, X-RayExocytosisHumansModels, MolecularNeuromuscular JunctionProtein ConformationAcetylcholineBotulinum Toxins

Identifiers

PMID21193845
PMCPMC6259422
OpenAlexW2036058992

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Registered trials

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