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ArticleVirulence2017

Mucin 1 protects against severe Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.

Poshmaal Dhar, Garrett Z Ng, Eileen M Dunne, Philip Sutton

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Article in Virulence, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Poshmaal Dhara Murdoch Childrens Research Institute , Royal Children's Hospital , Parkville , Victoria , Australia.
Garrett Z Nga Murdoch Childrens Research Institute , Royal Children's Hospital , Parkville , Victoria , Australia.
Eileen M Dunnea Murdoch Childrens Research Institute , Royal Children's Hospital , Parkville , Victoria , Australia.
Philip Suttona Murdoch Childrens Research Institute , Royal Children's Hospital , Parkville , Victoria , Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3129-1800
Royal Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that commonly resides in the human nasopharynx, typically without causing any disease. However, in some cases these bacteria migrate from the nasopharynx to other sites of the body such as the lungs and bloodstream causing pneumonia and sepsis, respectively. This study used a mouse model of infection to investigate the potential role of Mucin 1 (MUC1), a cell membrane-associated glycoprotein known for playing a key barrier role at mucosal surfaces, in regulating this process. Wildtype (WT) and MUC1-deficient (Muc1

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansLungMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMucin-1NasopharynxPhagocytosisPneumococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeMucin-1bacteremiainflammationmacrophagesMuc1phagocytosisStreptococcus pneumoniae

Identifiers

PMID28605238
PMCPMC5810494
OpenAlexW2625530189

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