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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

An Overview of Peptide-Based Molecules as Potential Drug Candidates for Multiple Sclerosis.

Annarita Del Gatto, Michele Saviano, Laura Zaccaro

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 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
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Role of Nanotechnology in Understanding the Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury.Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry · 2025
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  7. Interaction of Positively Charged Oligopeptides with Blood Plasma Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  10. Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Annarita Del GattoInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, 80134 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2879-8635
Michele SavianoCIRPeB, University of Naples "Federico II", 80134 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5086-2459
Laura ZaccaroInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, 80134 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6843-0152
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging · ITInstitute of Crystallography · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) belongs to demyelinating diseases, which are progressive and highly debilitating pathologies that imply a high burden both on individual patients and on society. Currently, several treatment strategies differ in the route of administration, adverse events, and possible risks. Side effects associated with multiple sclerosis medications range from mild symptoms, such as flu-like or irritation at the injection site, to serious ones, such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other life-threatening events. Moreover, the agents so far available have proved incapable of fully preventing disease progression, mostly during the phases that consist of continuous, accumulating disability. Thus, new treatment strategies, able to halt or even reverse disease progression and specific for targeting solely the pathways that contribute to the disease pathogenesis, are highly desirable. Here, we provide an overview of the recent literature about peptide-based systems tested on experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE) models. Since peptides are considered a unique therapeutic niche and important elements in the pharmaceutical landscape, they could open up new therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of MS.

Indexed as

AnimalsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalHumansMultiple SclerosisPeptidesPeptidesdemyelinating diseasesEAEmultiple sclerosispeptidestherapy

Identifiers

PMID34500662
PMCPMC8434400
OpenAlexW3197141625

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