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ArticleExperimental eye research2021

Atypical cytomegalovirus retinal disease in pyroptosis-deficient mice with murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Jessica J Carter, Judee Grace E Nemeno, Jay J Oh, John E Houghton, Richard D Dix

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Article in Experimental eye research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica J CarterViral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303, Georgia; Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia.
Judee Grace E NemenoViral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303, Georgia.
Jay J OhViral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303, Georgia.
John E HoughtonViral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303, Georgia.
Richard D DixViral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 30303, Georgia; Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia. Electronic address: rdix@gsu.edu.
Georgia State University · USEmory University · US

Funding

P30-Core Grant for Vision Research Core CP30EY006360 · NEI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI NICKERSON, JOHN M · 1986 to 2025
$15.3M
VIsion Science Training in AtlantaT32EY007092 · NEI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Machelle T. Pardue · 1985 to 2026
$4.6M
Cytomegalovirus retinitis pathogenesis: Mechanisms of retinal tissue destructionR01EY024630 · NEI · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DIX, RICHARD D · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY006360NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024630NEI NIH HHS T32 EY007092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyroptosis is a caspase-dependent programmed cell death pathway that initiates and sustains inflammation through release of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 following formation of gasdermin D (GSDMD)-mediated membrane pores. To determine the possible pathogenic contributions of pyroptosis toward development of full-thickness retinal necrosis during AIDS-related human cytomegalovirus retinitis, we performed a series of studies using an established model of experimental murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) retinitis in mice with retrovirus-induced immunosuppression (MAIDS). Initial investigations demonstrated significant transcription and translation of key pyroptosis-associated genes within the ocular compartments of MCMV-infected eyes of mice with MAIDS. Subsequent investigations compared MCMV-infected eyes of groups of wildtype MAIDS mice with MCMV-infected eyes of groups of caspase-1

Indexed as

PyroptosisAnimalsCorneaCytomegalovirus RetinitisFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMurine Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeMuromegalovirusAIDSCell death pathwayHuman cytomegalovirusMAIDSMurine cytomegalovirusPyroptosisRetinitis

Identifiers

PMID34097907
PMCPMC8595509
OpenAlexW3169796753

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