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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Longer-Term Omega-3 LCPUFA More Effective Adjunct Therapy for Tuberculosis Than Ibuprofen in a C3HeB/FeJ Tuberculosis Mouse Model.

Frank E A Hayford, Mumin Ozturk, Robin C Dolman, Renee Blaauw, Arista Nienaber, Du Toit Loots, Frank Brombacher, Cornelius M Smuts, Suraj P Parihar, Linda Malan

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Frank E A HayfordCentre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Mumin OzturkInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town-Component, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Robin C DolmanCentre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Renee BlaauwDivision of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
Arista NienaberCentre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Du Toit LootsLaboratory of Infectious Disease Metabolomics, Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Frank BrombacherInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town-Component, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Cornelius M SmutsCentre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Suraj P PariharInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town-Component, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Linda MalanCentre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
North-West University · ZASouth African Medical Research Council · ZAStellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

Funding

Wellcome Trust 203135/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancement in the understanding of inflammation regulation during tuberculosis (TB) treatment has led to novel therapeutic approaches being proposed. The use of immune mediators like anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving molecules for such, merits attention. Drug repurposing is a widely used strategy that seeks to identify new targets to treat or manage diseases. The widely explored nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ibuprofen and a more recently explored pharmaconutrition therapy using omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFAs), have the potential to modulate the immune system and are thus considered potential repurposed drugs in this context. These approaches may be beneficial as supportive therapy to the already existing treatment regimen to improve clinical outcomes. Here, we applied adjunct ibuprofen and n-3 LCPUFA therapy, respectively, with standard anti-TB treatment, in a C3HeB/FeJ murine model of TB. Bacterial loads, lung pathology, lung cytokines/chemokines and lung lipid mediators were measured as outcomes. Lung bacterial load on day 14 post-treatment (PT) was lower in the n-3 LCPUFA, compared to the ibuprofen group (

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Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleIbuprofenInflammationInterleukin-6LungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C3HMycobacterium tuberculosisTime FactorsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty Acids, Omega-3IbuprofenInterleukin-6C3HeB/FeJ micehost-directed therapiesibuprofenn-3 LCPUFAspharmaconutritionrepurposed drugstuberculosis adjunctive treatment

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PMID33995381
PMCPMC8113969
OpenAlexW3157273136

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