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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2018

Kinetics of Soluble Mediators of the Host Response in Ebola Virus Disease.

Romy Kerber, Ralf Krumkamp, Misa Korva, Toni Rieger, Stephanie Wurr, Sophie Duraffour, Lisa Oestereich, Martin Gabriel, Daouda Sissoko, Xavier Anglaret and 5 more

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 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 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Romy KerberBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Ralf KrumkampBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Misa KorvaInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Toni RiegerBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Stephanie WurrBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Sophie DuraffourBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Lisa OestereichBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Martin GabrielBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Daouda SissokoINSERM U1219, Bordeaux University, France.
Xavier AnglaretINSERM U1219, Bordeaux University, France.
Denis MalvyINSERM U1219, Bordeaux University, France.
Jürgen MayBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Tatjana Avšic ŽupancInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
César Muñoz-FontelaBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Stephan GüntherBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DEUniversity of Ljubljana · SIBordeaux Population Health · FRInserm · FRProgramme PAC-CI · CI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The pathophysiology of Ebola virus disease (EVD) is still poorly understood. This study aimed at identifying soluble biomarkers that inform on disease mechanisms. Methods: Fifty-four soluble mediators of the immune, coagulation, and endothelial system were measured in baseline and follow-up samples from hospitalized patients with EVD, using Luminex technology. Cross-sectional expression levels and changes over time were correlated with outcome. Results: Levels of circulating proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, as well as markers of endothelial dysfunction and coagulopathy, were elevated on admission to hospital in patients who died from EVD as compared to survivors. These markers further increased in patients who died and/or decreased over time in survivors. In contrast, markers of gut integrity and T-cell response were higher in survivors and increased until discharge. Conclusions: Inflammatory response, endothelial integrity, gastric tissue protection, and T cell immunity play a role in EVD pathophysiology.

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AdultBiomarkersChemokinesCross-Sectional StudiesCytokinesEndothelium, VascularFemaleHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansKineticsMaleMiddle AgedSurvivorsT-LymphocytesBiomarkersChemokinesCytokines

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PMID30101349
PMCPMC6249596
OpenAlexW2885080525

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