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ArticleViruses2021

Ginkgolic Acid Inhibits Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Skin Infection and Prevents Zosteriform Spread in Mice.

Maimoona S Bhutta, Oren Shechter, Elisa S Gallo, Stephen D Martin, Esther Jones, Gustavo F Doncel, Ronen Borenstein

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maimoona S BhuttaDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Oren ShechterDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Elisa S GalloBoard-Certified Dermatologist and Independent Researcher, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Stephen D MartinDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Esther JonesDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Gustavo F DoncelCONRAD, Arlington, VA 22209, USA.
Ronen BorensteinDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Eastern Virginia Medical School · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) causes a lifelong latent infection with an estimated global prevalence of 66%. Primary and recurrent HSV infections are characterized by a tingling sensation, followed by an eruption of vesicles, which can cause painful erosions. Commonly used antiviral drugs against HSV infection are nucleoside analogues including acyclovir (ACV), famciclovir, and valacyclovir. Although these nucleoside analogues reduce morbidity and mortality in immunocompetent individuals, ACV-resistant HSV strains (ACV

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsDermatitisDisease Models, AnimalHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanMiceSalicylatesVero CellsViral Plaque AssayVirus ReplicationAntiviral Agentsginkgolic acidSalicylatesacyclovir-resistanceantiviralfusion inhibitionginkgolic acidherpes simplex type 1virucidal activityzosteriform infection

Identifiers

PMID33435520
PMCPMC7826900
OpenAlexW3120589563

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