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ArticleScience bulletin2021

A large-scale transcriptional study reveals inhibition of COVID-19 related cytokine storm by traditional Chinese medicines.

Yifei Dai, Weijie Qiang, Yu Gui, Xue Tan, Tianli Pei, Kequan Lin, Siwei Cai, Liang Sun, Guochen Ning, Jianxun Wang and 6 more

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Article in Science bulletin, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 44 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

16 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Yifei DaiState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Weijie QiangInstitute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
Yu GuiSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Xue TanState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Tianli PeiState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Kequan LinHigh Performance Computing Department, National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Siwei CaiDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Liang SunDongli District Jinqiao Street Community Health Service Center, Tianjin 300300, China.
Guochen NingDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jianxun WangSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Hongyan GuoNational Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Yimin SunNational Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Jing ChengState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Lan XieNational Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China.
Xun LanDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Dong WangState Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTsinghua University · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNCommunity Health Center · USDrexel University · USNational Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has become a major global epidemic. Facilitated by HTS

Identifiers

PMID33457042
PMCPMC7803147
OpenAlexW3118808299

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