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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2013

Glatiramer acetate treatment effects on gene expression in monocytes of multiple sclerosis patients.

Madhan Thamilarasan, Michael Hecker, Robert Hermann Goertsches, Brigitte Katrin Paap, Ina Schröder, Dirk Koczan, Hans-Jürgen Thiesen, Uwe Klaus Zettl

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Madhan Thamilarasan
Michael HeckerInstitute of Immunology, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 68, Rostock 18057, Germany. michael.hecker@rocketmail.com.
Robert Hermann Goertsches
Brigitte Katrin Paap
Ina Schröder
Dirk Koczan
Hans-Jürgen Thiesen
Uwe Klaus Zettl
University of Rostock · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlatiramer acetate (GA) is a mixture of synthetic peptides used in the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of GA therapy on the gene expression of monocytes.

methodsMonocytes were isolated from the peripheral blood of eight RRMS patients. The blood was obtained longitudinally before the start of GA therapy as well as after one day, one week, one month and two months. Gene expression was measured at the mRNA level by microarrays.

resultsMore than 400 genes were identified as up-regulated or down-regulated in the course of therapy, and we analyzed their biological functions and regulatory interactions. Many of those genes are known to regulate lymphocyte activation and proliferation, but only a subset of genes was repeatedly differentially expressed at different time points during treatment.

conclusionsOverall, the observed gene regulatory effects of GA on monocytes were modest and not stable over time. However, our study revealed several genes that are worthy of investigation in future studies on the molecular mechanisms of GA therapy.

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AdultCell SeparationFemaleFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGlatiramer AcetateHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedMonocytesMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPeptidesGlatiramer AcetateImmunosuppressive AgentsPeptides

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PMID24134771
PMCPMC3852967
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