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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Prevents Maternal Death, but Contributes to Poor Fetal Outcome During Congenital Toxoplasmosis.

Angelica O Gomes, Bellisa F Barbosa, Priscila S Franco, Mayara Ribeiro, Rafaela J Silva, Paula S G Gois, Karine C Almeida, Mariana B Angeloni, Andressa S Castro, Pâmela M Guirelli and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Angelica O GomesInstitute of Natural and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
Bellisa F BarbosaLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Priscila S FrancoLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Mayara RibeiroLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Rafaela J SilvaLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Paula S G GoisLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Karine C AlmeidaLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Mariana B AngeloniLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Andressa S CastroLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Pâmela M GuirelliLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
João V CândidoInstitute of Natural and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
Javier E L ChicaInstitute of Natural and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
Neide M SilvaLaboratory of Immunopathology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Tiago W P MineoLaboratory of Immunoparasitology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
José R MineoLaboratory of Immunoparasitology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Eloisa A V FerroLaboratory of Immunophysiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biomedical Science, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia · BRUniversidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays important roles in physiology, pathology, immunology and parasitology, including the control of infection by protozoa parasites such as

Indexed as

CD74IDOimmune responsematernal-fetal interfaceMIFToxoplasma gondii

Identifiers

PMID29867817
PMCPMC5952001
OpenAlexW2799574379

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