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ArticleBMC research notes2020

The expression profile of virus-recognizing toll-like receptors in natural killer cells of Cypriot multiple sclerosis patients.

Elie Deeba, Anastasia Lambrianides, Marios Pantzaris, George Krashias, Christina Christodoulou

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Article in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Natural killer cells in multiple sclerosis: foe or friends?Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elie DeebaCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 6 International Airport Avenue, 2370, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Anastasia LambrianidesCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 6 International Airport Avenue, 2370, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Marios PantzarisCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 6 International Airport Avenue, 2370, Nicosia, Cyprus.
George KrashiasCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 6 International Airport Avenue, 2370, Nicosia, Cyprus. georgek@cing.ac.cy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-5469
Christina ChristodoulouCyprus School of Molecular Medicine, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, 6 International Airport Avenue, 2370, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics · CY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe exact aetiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains elusive, although several environmental and genetic risk factors have been implicated to varying degrees. Among the environmental risk factors, viral infections have been suggested as strong candidates contributing to MS pathology/progression. Viral recognition and control are largely tasked to the NK cells via TLR recognition and various cytotoxic and immunoregulatory functions. Additionally, the complex roles of different TLRs in MS pathology are highlighted in multiple, often contradictory, studies. The present work aims to analyse the TLR expression profile of NK cells isolated from MS patients. Highly purified CD56

resultsNo difference was noted in TLR expression between MS patients and healthy controls. These results aim to supplement previous findings which study expressional or functional differences in TLRs present in various subsets of the immune system in MS, thus aiding in a better understanding of MS as a complex multifaceted disease.

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Multiple SclerosisToll-Like ReceptorsCyprusFlow CytometryHumansKiller Cells, NaturalVirusesToll-Like ReceptorsFlow cytometryMultiple sclerosisNatural killer cellsToll-like receptor

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PMID32993761
PMCPMC7526110
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