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ArticleCell2018

Memory B Cells Activate Brain-Homing, Autoreactive CD4

Ivan Jelcic, Faiez Al Nimer, Jian Wang, Verena Lentsch, Raquel Planas, Ilijas Jelcic, Aleksandar Madjovski, Sabrina Ruhrmann, Wolfgang Faigle, Katrin Frauenknecht and 15 more

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Article in Cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 290 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
290citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
21.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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

290 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 506 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Investigations of remibrutinib in models pertinent to multiple sclerosis.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Ivan JelcicNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Faiez Al NimerNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Jian WangNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Verena LentschNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Raquel PlanasNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Ilijas JelcicNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Aleksandar MadjovskiNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Sabrina RuhrmannNeuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Wolfgang FaigleNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Katrin FrauenknechtInstitute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Clemencia PinillaTorrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies (TPIMS), San Diego, CA, USA.
Radleigh SantosTorrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies (TPIMS), Port St. Lucie, FL, USA.
Christian HammerSchool of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Yaneth OrtizNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Lennart OpitzFunctional Genomics Center Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Hans GrönlundTherapeutic Immune Design Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Gerhard RoglerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Onur BoymanDepartment of Immunology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Richard ReynoldsDivision of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Andreas LutterottiNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Mohsen KhademiNeuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tomas OlssonNeuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Fredrik PiehlNeuroimmunology Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Mireia SospedraNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Roland MartinNeuroimmunology and MS Research Section (NIMS), Neurology Clinic, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: roland.martin@usz.ch.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Zurich · CHKarolinska Institutet · SEÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHTorrey Pines Institute For Molecular Studies · USImperial College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that is caused by the interplay of genetic, particularly the HLA-DR15 haplotype, and environmental risk factors. How these etiologic factors contribute to generating an autoreactive CD4

Indexed as

AutoantigensAutoimmune DiseasesB-LymphocytesBrainCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHLA-DR Serological SubtypesHumansMultiple SclerosisReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTh1 CellsAutoantigensGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHLA-DR15 antigenHLA-DR Serological SubtypesRASGRP2 protein, humanReceptors, Antigen, T-CellautoproliferationB cellsbrainHLA-DR15multiple sclerosispathogenesisRASGRP2T cell receptorT cells

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PMID30173916
PMCPMC6191934
OpenAlexW2889190248

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