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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

A New Venue of TNF Targeting.

Sophie Steeland, Claude Libert, Roosmarijn E Vandenbroucke

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

75 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sophie SteelandBarriers in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium. Sophie.Steeland@irc.VIB-ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0002-8989-130X
Claude LibertMouse Genetics in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium. Claude.Libert@irc.VIB-ugent.be.
Roosmarijn E VandenbrouckeBarriers in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium. Roosmarijn.Vandenbroucke@irc.VIB-ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0002-8327-620X
Ghent University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The first Food and Drug Administration-(FDA)-approved drugs were small, chemically-manufactured and highly active molecules with possible off-target effects, followed by protein-based medicines such as antibodies. Conventional antibodies bind a specific protein and are becoming increasingly important in the therapeutic landscape. A very prominent class of biologicals are the anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) drugs that are applied in several inflammatory diseases that are characterized by dysregulated TNF levels. Marketing of TNF inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of diseases such as Crohn's disease. However, these inhibitors also have undesired effects, some of them directly associated with the inherent nature of this drug class, whereas others are linked with their mechanism of action, being pan-TNF inhibition. The effects of TNF can diverge at the level of TNF format or receptor, and we discuss the consequences of this in sepsis, autoimmunity and neurodegeneration. Recently, researchers tried to design drugs with reduced side effects. These include molecules with more specificity targeting one specific TNF format or receptor, or that neutralize TNF in specific cells. Alternatively, TNF-directed biologicals without the typical antibody structure are manufactured. Here, we review the complications related to the use of conventional TNF inhibitors, together with the anti-TNF alternatives and the benefits of selective approaches in different diseases.

Indexed as

Tumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalDisease SusceptibilityHumansImmunomodulationInflammation MediatorsProtein BindingReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis FactorsAntibodies, MonoclonalInflammation MediatorsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsTumor Necrosis FactorsbiologicalsTNF receptor (TNFR)tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

Identifiers

PMID29751683
PMCPMC5983675
OpenAlexW2794567316

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