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ReviewTrends in molecular medicine2017

Emerging Role for Methylation in Multiple Sclerosis: Beyond DNA.

Lindsay M Webb, Mireia Guerau-de-Arellano

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Review in Trends in molecular medicine, 2017. 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 18% 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, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Multiple sclerosis and intracellular cobalamin defect (Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2020
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lindsay M WebbSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Mireia Guerau-de-ArellanoSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Institute of Behavioral Medicine Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: mireia.guerau@osumc.edu.
Institute for Behavioral Medicine · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

Epigenetic modulation of T cell tolerance in Multiple Sclerosis autoimmunityR01AI121405 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GUERAU-DE-ARELLANO, MIREIA · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
Novel Epigenetic Modifier Inhibitor Drugs for T cell Modulation in Multiple SclerosisR21AI127354 · NIAID · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GUERAU-DE-ARELLANO, MIREIA · 2017 to 2018
$404k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121405NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI127354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. The inflammatory and neurodegenerative pathways driving MS are modulated by DNA, lysine, and arginine methylation, as evidenced by studies made possible by novel tools for methylation detection or loss of function. We present evidence that MS is associated with genetic variants and metabolic changes that impact on methylation. Further, we comprehensively review current understanding of how methylation can impact on central nervous system (CNS) resilience and neuroregenerative potential, as well as inflammatory versus regulatory T helper (Th) cell balance. These findings are discussed in the context of therapeutic relevance for MS, with broad implications in other neurologic and immune-mediated diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemDNA MethylationHumansInflammationMethylationMultiple SclerosisT-Lymphocytes, Regulatorymethylationmultiple sclerosis

Identifiers

PMID28478950
PMCPMC5492960
OpenAlexW2611338582

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