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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2018

Tuftsin-phosphorylcholine (TPC) equally effective to methylprednisolone in ameliorating lupus nephritis in a mice model.

A Shemer, S Kivity, O Shovman, T Bashi, O Perry, A Watad, D Ben-Ami Shor, A Volkov, I Barshack, N L Bragazzi and 5 more

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 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

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

A ShemerSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4366-5438
S KivitySackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
O ShovmanSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
T BashiSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
O PerrySackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
A WatadSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
D Ben-Ami ShorSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
A VolkovInstitute of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
I BarshackSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
N L BragazziDepartment of Health Sciences (DISSAL), School of Public Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
A KruleSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
M FridkinDepartment of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot, Israel.
H AmitalSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
M BlankSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Y ShoenfeldSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-0185-9637
Tel Aviv University · ILSheba Medical Center · ILUniversity of Genoa · ITWeizmann Institute of Science · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of helminth treatment in autoimmune diseases is growing constantly. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease with challenging treatment options. Tuftsin-phosphorylcholine (TPC) is a novel helminth-based compound that modulates the host immune network. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential value of TPC in ameliorating lupus nephritis in a murine model and specifically to compare the efficacy of TPC to the existing first-line therapy for SLE: corticosteroids (methylprednisolone). Lupus-prone NZBxW/F

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDrug CombinationsFemaleHelminthsHumansInflammation MediatorsKidneyLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisMethylprednisoloneMiceMice, Inbred NZBAntibodies, AntinuclearAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDrug CombinationsInflammation MediatorsMethylprednisolonePhosphorylcholineTuftsintuftsin-phosphorylcholinehelminthslupusphosphorylcholinetuftsin-phosphorylcholine (TPC)

Identifiers

PMID29698559
PMCPMC6046477
OpenAlexW2801114436

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