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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2019

Glycosphingolipids and Infection. Potential New Therapeutic Avenues.

Johannes M F G Aerts, M Artola, M van Eijk, M J Ferraz, R G Boot

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. MALDI TIMS IMS Reveals Ganglioside Molecular Diversity within MurineJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2024
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  7. Hepatic Topology of Glycosphingolipids inAnalytical chemistry · 2024
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  10. Defining the glucosylceramide population ofFrontiers in physiology · 2023
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  13. EnterohemorrhagicInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. Xylose-Configured Cyclophellitols as Selective Inhibitors for Glucocerebrosidase.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2021
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Johannes M F G AertsLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
M ArtolaLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
M van EijkLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
M J FerrazLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
R G BootLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
Leiden University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosphingolipids (GSLs), the main topic of this review, are a subclass of sphingolipids. With their glycans exposed to the extracellular space, glycosphingolipids are ubiquitous components of the plasma membrane of cells. GSLs are implicated in a variety of biological processes including specific infections. Several pathogens use GSLs at the surface of host cells as binding receptors. In addition, lipid-rafts in the plasma membrane of host cells may act as platform for signaling the presence of pathogens. Relatively common in man are inherited deficiencies in lysosomal glycosidases involved in the turnover of GSLs. The associated storage disorders (glycosphingolipidoses) show lysosomal accumulation of substrate(s) of the deficient enzyme. In recent years compounds have been identified that allow modulation of GSLs levels in cells. Some of these agents are well tolerated and already used to treat lysosomal glycosphingolipidoses. This review summarizes present knowledge on the role of GSLs in infection and subsequent immune response. It concludes with the thought to apply glycosphingolipid-lowering agents to prevent and/or combat infections.

Indexed as

glucosylceramideglycosidaseglycosphingolipidglycosyltransferaseinfectionlysosome

Identifiers

PMID31867330
PMCPMC6908816
OpenAlexW2994554693

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