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ArticleNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2019

Assessing the Metabolomic Profile of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Interferon Beta 1a by

Lorena Lorefice, Federica Murgia, Giuseppe Fenu, Jessica Frau, Giancarlo Coghe, Maria Rita Murru, Stefania Tranquilli, Andrea Visconti, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Luigi Atzori and 1 more

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Article in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lorena LoreficeMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy. lorena.lorefice@hotmail.it.
Federica MurgiaMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Giuseppe FenuMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Jessica FrauMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Giancarlo CogheMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Maria Rita MurruMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Stefania TranquilliMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Andrea ViscontiMerck Serono S.p.A., 00176, Rome, Italy.
Maria Giovanna MarrosuMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Luigi AtzoriDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
Eleonora CoccoMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Binaghi Hospital, University of Cagliari, via Is Guadazzonis 2, 09126, Cagliari, Italy.
University of Cagliari · ITMerck Serono (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolomic research has emerged as a promising approach to identify potential biomarkers in multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of interferon beta (IFN ß) on the metabolome of MS patients to explore possible biomarkers of disease activity and therapeutic response. Twenty-one MS patients starting IFN ß therapy (Rebif® 44 μg; s.c. 3 times per week) were enrolled. Blood samples were obtained at baseline and after 6, 12, and 24 months of IFN ß treatment and were analyzed by high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Changes in metabolites were analyzed. After IFN ß exposure, patients  were divided into responders and nonresponders according to the "no evidence of disease activity" (NEDA-3) definition (absence of relapses, disability progression, and magnetic resonance imaging activity), and samples obtained at baseline were analyzed to evaluate the presence of metabolic differences predictive of IFN ß response. The results of the investigation demonstrated differential distribution of baseline samples compared to those obtained during IFN ß exposure, particularly after 24 months of treatment (R

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MetabolomicsAdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesHumansInterferon beta-1aMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMultiple SclerosisTreatment OutcomeBiomarkersInterferon beta-1abiomarkersinterferon beta 1ametabolomic analysisMultiple sclerosistreatment monitoring

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PMID30820880
PMCPMC6694336
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