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ArticleDrug target insights2007

Cyclophilin and viruses: cyclophilin as a cofactor for viral infection and possible anti-viral target.

Koichi Watashi, Kunitada Shimotohno

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Article in Drug target insights, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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

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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. SARS-CoV-2 cell entry beyond the ACE2 receptor.Molecular biology reports · 2022
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  11. Chaperones in hepatitis C virus infection.World journal of hepatology · 2016
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  16. NTCP and beyond: opening the door to unveil hepatitis B virus entry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2014
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  18. Cyclophilin A and viral infections.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koichi WatashiDepartment of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kunitada Shimotohno
Kyoto University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclophilin (CyP) is a peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerase, catalyzing the cis-trans isomerization of proline residues in proteins. CyP plays key roles in several different aspects of cellular physiology including the immune response, transcription, mitochondrial function, cell death, and chemotaxis. In addition to these cellular events, a number of reports demonstrated that CyP plays a critical role in the life cycle of viruses, especially human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). These two viruses are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but current therapies are often insufficient. CyP may provide a novel therapeutic target for the management and/or cure of these diseases, in particular HCV.

Indexed as

cyclosporinHCVHIVMPTPreplicationvirus

Identifiers

PMID21901058
PMCPMC3155236
OpenAlexW1805107859

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