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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry

Enterovirus D68 molecular and cellular biology and pathogenesis.

Matthew J Elrick, Andrew Pekosz, Priya Duggal

Erratum issuedOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew J ElrickDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: melrick1@jhmi.edu.
Andrew PekoszDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Priya DuggalDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Child Neurologist Career Development Program (CNCDP)K12NS098482 · NINDS · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI SCHLAGGAR, BRADLEY L · 2016 to 2025
$26.2M
Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction, Brain and Neurobehavioral Development in AutismP50HD103538 · NICHD · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI Stewart H Mostofsky · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
Human Genetic determinants of HBV recoveryR01AI148049 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DUGGAL, PRIYA, THOMAS, DAVID L · 2020 to 2025
$4.7M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400007CNIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201700041INIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148049NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103538NINDS NIH HHS K12 NS098482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has advanced from a rarely detected respiratory virus to a widespread pathogen responsible for increasing rates of severe respiratory illness and acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in children worldwide. In this review, we discuss the accumulating data on the molecular features of EV-D68 and place these into the context of enterovirus biology in general. We highlight similarities and differences with other enteroviruses and genetic divergence from own historical prototype strains of EV-D68. These include changes in capsid antigens, host cell receptor usage, and viral RNA metabolism collectively leading to increased virulence. Furthermore, we discuss the impact of EV-D68 infection on the biology of its host cells, and how these changes are hypothesized to contribute to motor neuron toxicity in AFM. We highlight areas in need of further research, including the identification of its primary receptor and an understanding of the pathogenic cascade leading to motor neuron injury in AFM. Finally, we discuss the epidemiology of the EV-D68 and potential therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System Viral DiseasesEnterovirus D, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsHumansMyelitisNeuromuscular DiseasesPhylogenyacute flaccid myelitisadaptive immunityenterovirusinnate immunityvirus replication

Identifiers

PMID33484714
PMCPMC7949111
OpenAlexW3123616156

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Registered trials

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