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ArticlePloS one2013

Assessing a potential role of host Pannexin 1 during Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

Mary J McKuen, Gerhard Dahl, Kenneth A Fields

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. The pannexins: past and present.Frontiers in physiology · 2014
    Review
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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.

Mary J McKuenDepartments of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Gerhard Dahl
Kenneth A Fields
University of Miami · US

Funding

Type III exported effectors of Chlamydia trachomatisR01AI065530 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI FIELDS, KENNETH A · 2005 to 2021
$5.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI065530NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI065530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pannexin 1 (Panx1) is a plasma membrane channel glycoprotein that plays a role in innate immune response through association with the inflammasome complex. Probenecid, a classic pharmacological agent for gout, has also been used historically in combination therapy with antibiotics to prevent cellular drug efflux and has been reported to inhibit Panx1. As the inflammasome has been implicated in the progression of Chlamydia infections, and with chlamydial infections at record levels in the US, we therefore investigated whether probenecid would have a direct effect on Chlamydia trachomatis development through inhibition of Panx1. We found chlamydial development to be inhibited in a dose-dependent, yet reversible manner in the presence of probenecid. Drug treatment induced an aberrant chlamydial morphology consistent with persistent bodies. Although Panx1 was shown to localize to the chlamydial inclusion, no difference was seen in chlamydial development during infection of cells derived from wild-type and Panx1 knockout mice. Therefore, probenecid may inhibit C. trachomatis growth by an as yet unresolved mechanism.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisConnexinsHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateMiceMice, KnockoutMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNerve Tissue ProteinsProbenecidProtein TransportAnti-Bacterial AgentsConnexinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPANX1 protein, humanProbenecid

Identifiers

PMID23700432
PMCPMC3659042
OpenAlexW2054349514

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