Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31083446›Full record

ReviewMarine drugs2019

Oceans as a Source of Immunotherapy.

Bilal Ahmad, Masaud Shah, Sangdun Choi

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In one paragraph

Review in Marine drugs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Pathogenic effects ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026
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  6. Immunomodulatory Effects ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  13. Metabolites with Antioxidant Activity from Marine Macroalgae.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
    Review
  14. Protective Role ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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  18. Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge,Journal of immunology research · 2020
    Article
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.

Bilal AhmadDepartment of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea. bilalpharma77@gmail.com.
Masaud ShahDepartment of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea. masaudghalib@hotmail.com.
Sangdun ChoiDepartment of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea. sangdunchoi@ajou.ac.kr.
Ajou University · KR

Funding

Ministry of Science and ICT 2018K000369National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1H1A2039674
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine flora is taxonomically diverse, biologically active, and chemically unique. It is an excellent resource, which offers great opportunities for the discovery of new biopharmaceuticals such as immunomodulators and drugs targeting cancerous, inflammatory, microbial, and fungal diseases. The ability of some marine molecules to mediate specific inhibitory activities has been demonstrated in a range of cellular processes, including apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cell migration and adhesion. Immunomodulators have been shown to have significant therapeutic effects on immune-mediated diseases, but the search for safe and effective immunotherapies for other diseases such as sinusitis, atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and allergies is ongoing. This review focuses on the marine-originated bioactive molecules with immunomodulatory potential, with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms of specific agents with respect to their targets. It also addresses the commercial utilization of these compounds for possible drug improvement using metabolic engineering and genomics.

Indexed as

Oceans and SeasAnimalsAquatic OrganismsBiological ProductsHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapySeawaterBiological ProductsImmunologic Factorsimmunotherapyinflammationmarine drugmarine floraToll-like receptor

Identifiers

PMID31083446
PMCPMC6562586
OpenAlexW2943877151

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