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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Progress in the Application of Drugs for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.

Weipeng Wei, Denglei Ma, Lin Li, Lan Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.6field-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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic review to explore patients' MS knowledge and MS risk knowledge.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  3. Immune reconstitution and tolerance-inducing therapies as promising therapeutic approaches in multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  10. Role of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025
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  14. Nanomaterials for antigen-specific immune tolerance therapy.Drug delivery and translational research · 2023
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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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Weipeng WeiDepartment of Pharmacy, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Denglei MaDepartment of Pharmacy, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lin LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lan ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chinese Institute for Brain Research · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNNational Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which gives rise to focal lesion in CNS and cause physical disorders. Although environmental factors and susceptibility genes are reported to play a role in the pathogenesis of MS, its etiology still remains unclear. At present, there is no complete cure, but there are drugs that decelerate the progression of MS. Traditional therapies are disease-modifying drugs that control disease severity. MS drugs that are currently marketed mainly aim at the immune system; however, increasing attention is being paid to the development of new treatment strategies targeting the CNS. Further, the number of neuroprotective drugs is presently undergoing clinical trials and may prove useful for the improvement of neuronal function and survival. In this review, we have summarized the recent application of drugs used in MS treatment, mainly introducing new drugs with immunomodulatory, neuroprotective, or regenerative properties and their possible treatment strategies for MS. Additionally, we have presented Food and Drug Administration-approved MS treatment drugs and their administration methods, mechanisms of action, safety, and effectiveness, thereby evaluating their treatment efficacy.

Indexed as

autoimmune diseasesdrug therapymultiple sclerosisneurodegenerativeneuroprotective

Identifiers

PMID34326775
PMCPMC8313804
OpenAlexW3180184034

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