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ArticleJournal of virology2015

Interferon Gamma Prolongs Survival of Varicella-Zoster Virus-Infected Human Neurons In Vitro.

Nicholas L Baird, Jacqueline L Bowlin, Taylor J Hotz, Randall J Cohrs, Don Gilden

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Article in Journal of virology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 22 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas L BairdDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Jacqueline L BowlinDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Taylor J HotzDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Randall J CohrsDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Don GildenDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA don.gilden@ucdenver.edu.
University of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS VASCULOPATHY: CHANGING CLINICAL PRACTICEP01AG032958 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI COHRS, RANDALL J. · 2009 to 2023
$30.3M
NEUROBIOLOGY OF VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUSR01AG006127 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI GILDEN, DONALD · 1987 to 2014
$4.2M
NEUROVIROLOGY-MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32NS007321 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI GILDEN, DONALD · 1988 to 2014
$2.3M
NEUROBIOLOGY OF VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUSR37AG006127 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI GILDEN, DONALD H · 1995 to 2004
$2.3M
Neurobiology of Varicella Zoster VirusR01NS093716 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI COHRS, RANDALL J. · 2015 to 2019
$2.2M
Prevention of VZV ReactivationR01NS082228 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI COHRS, RANDALL J. · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS AG006127NIA NIH HHS AG032958NIA NIH HHS P01 AG032958NIA NIH HHS R01 AG006127NIA NIH HHS R37 AG006127NINDS NIH HHS NS007321NINDS NIH HHS NS082228NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082228NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS093716NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS007321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection of human neurons in vitro with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) at a low multiplicity of infection does not result in a cytopathic effect (CPE) within 14 days postinfection (dpi), despite production of infectious virus. We showed that by 28 dpi a CPE ultimately developed in infected neurons and that interferon gamma inhibited not only the CPE but also VZV DNA accumulation, transcription, and virus production, thereby prolonging the life of VZV-infected neurons.

Indexed as

Cell SurvivalCytopathogenic Effect, ViralHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansInterferon-gammaNeuronsVirus ReplicationIFNG protein, humanInterferon-gamma

Identifiers

PMID25948748
PMCPMC4473560
OpenAlexW1913544262

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