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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2017

Therapeutic effects of STAT3 inhibition by nifuroxazide on murine acute graft graft-vs.-host disease: Old drug, new use.

Huijie Jia, Jing Cui, Xiaolong Jia, Jingjing Zhao, Yuchen Feng, Peijuan Zhao, Dan Zang, Jian Yu, Tiesuo Zhao, Hui Wang and 1 more

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Huijie JiaDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Jing CuiDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Xiaolong JiaHenan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Jingjing ZhaoDepartment of Immunology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Yuchen FengDepartment of Immunology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Peijuan ZhaoHenan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Dan ZangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Jian YuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Tiesuo ZhaoHenan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Hui WangHenan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P.R. China.
Kailin XuLaboratory of Transplantation and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China.
Xinxiang Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graft‑vs.‑host disease (GvHD) is a major and lethal complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo‑BMT). Although great development has been made, the treatment progress of this disorder is slow. Research has illustrated that STAT3 was critical for T cell alloactivation in GvHD. In the present study, the authors hypothesized that nifuroxazide, as the STAT3 inhibitor, treatment may attenuate the development of acute GvHD (aGvHD). The results demonstrated that nifuroxazide suppressed the development of aGvHD and significantly delayed aGvHD‑induced lethality. Mice receiving nifuroxazide had mostly normal‑appearing skin with minimal focal ulceration, mild edema and congestion in the liver, and a less‑pronounced villus injury and less inflammatory infiltrate in the small intestine. Treatment with nifuroxazide inhibited the activation of STAT3, resulting in the regulation of the CD4+ T cells and CD4+CD25+ T cells and reduction of interferon‑γ and tumor necrosis factor‑α levels. In conclusion, nifuroxazide may be efficacious for post‑transplant of GvHD, providing a potent drug for use as a prophylactic or as a second‑line therapy for aGvHD in clinical trials.

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AnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesGene Expression RegulationGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansHydroxybenzoatesInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMiceNitrofuransSTAT3 Transcription FactorTransplantation, HomologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaHydroxybenzoatesInterferon-gammanifuroxazideNitrofuransStat3 protein, mouseSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID29152660
PMCPMC5780006
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