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ArticleArchives of virology2018

Immunoregulation of Theiler's virus-induced demyelinating disease by glatiramer acetate without suppression of antiviral immune responses.

Seiichi Omura, Fumitaka Sato, Nicholas E Martinez, Tierra Range, Lesya Ekshyyan, Alireza Minagar, J Steven Alexander, Ikuo Tsunoda

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Article in Archives of virology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Seiichi OmuraDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
Fumitaka SatoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-3457
Nicholas E MartinezDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
Tierra RangeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
Lesya EkshyyanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
Alireza MinagarDepartment of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
J Steven AlexanderDepartment of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA.
Ikuo TsunodaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71130, USA. itsunoda@med.kindai.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1798-714X
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University in Shreveport · US

Funding

COBRE Center for Molecular and Tumor VirologyP30GM110703 · NIGMS · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI SAPP, MARTIN · 2014 to 2018
$4.8M
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP16H07356Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP17K15628National Institute of General Medical Sciences 5P30GM110703NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM110703Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TNSCOP0049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While most disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) regulate multiple sclerosis (MS) by suppressing inflammation, they can potentially suppress antiviral immunity, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The DMD glatiramer acetate (GA) has been used for MS patients who are at high risk of PML. We investigated whether GA is safe for use in viral infections by using a model of MS induced by infection with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV). Treatment of TMEV-infected mice with GA neither enhanced viral loads nor suppressed antiviral immune responses, while it resulted in an increase in the Foxp3/Il17a ratio and IL-4/IL-10 production. This is the first study to suggest that GA could be safe for MS patients with a proven viral infection.

Indexed as

AnimalsCardiovirus InfectionsDisease Models, AnimalGlatiramer AcetateImmunologic FactorsInterleukin-10Interleukin-4Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMiceMultiple SclerosisTheilovirusViral LoadGlatiramer AcetateImmunologic FactorsInterleukin-10Interleukin-4

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PMID29362931
PMCPMC6276114
OpenAlexW2791548951

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