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ReviewImmunology letters2020

Azithromycin and glucosamine may amplify the type 1 interferon response to RNA viruses in a complementary fashion.

James J DiNicolantonio, Jorge Barroso-Aranda, Mark F McCarty

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Review in Immunology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A determination of pan-pathogen antimicrobials?Medicine in drug discovery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James J DiNicolantonioMid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, United States.
Jorge Barroso-ArandaClinica Libre de Adicciones, Tijuana, B.C, Mexico.
Mark F McCartyCatalytic Longevity Foundation, United States. Electronic address: markfmccarty@gmail.com.
Catalytic Longevity · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research demonstrates that, in clinically relevant concentrations, azithromycin can boost the ability of RNA viruses to induce type 1 interferon by amplifying the expression and virally-mediated activation of MDA5. O-GlcNAcylation of MAVS, a down-stream target of MDA5, renders it more effective for type 1 interferon induction. High-dose glucosamine administration up-regulates O-GlcNAcylation by increasing the cellular pool of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. Hence, it is proposed that joint administration of azithromycin and high-dose glucosamine, early in the course of RNA virus infections, may interact in a complementary fashion to aid their control by enhancing type 1 interferon induction.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsAzithromycinDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucosamineHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInterferon Type IRNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsAntiviral AgentsAzithromycinGlucosamineInterferon Type IAzithromycinGlucosamineIRF-3MAVSMDA5Type 1 interferon

Identifiers

PMID33002511
PMCPMC7521214
OpenAlexW3089563773

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