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ReviewJournal of virology2016

Defensins at the Mucosal Surface: Latest Insights into Defensin-Virus Interactions.

Sarah S Wilson, Mayim E Wiens, Mayumi K Holly, Jason G Smith

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Review in Journal of virology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah S WilsonDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mayim E WiensDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mayumi K HollyDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jason G SmithDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA jgsmith2@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-5269
University of Washington · US

Funding

TRAINING IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGYT32GM007270 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI RAIBLE, DAVID W · 1985 to 2020
$21.0M
Anti-viral Mechanisms of DefensinsR01AI104920 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MCKENNA, ROBERT, SMITH, JASON G · 2014 to 2023
$6.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI104920NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Defensins are innate immune effector peptides expressed at mucosal surfaces throughout the human body and are potently antiviral in vitro The role of defensins in viral pathogenesis in vivo is poorly understood; however, recent studies have revealed that defensin-virus interactions in vivo are complicated and distinct from their proposed antiviral mechanisms in vitro These findings highlight the need for additional research that connects defensin neutralization of viruses in cell culture to in vivo antiviral mechanisms.

Indexed as

Immunomodulationalpha-DefensinsAnimalsAntiviral AgentsDefensinsHumansMucous MembraneVirus DiseasesVirusesalpha-DefensinsAntiviral AgentsDefensins

Identifiers

PMID27009960
PMCPMC4934752
OpenAlexW2309022513

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