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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021

The Manifold Roles of Sphingolipids in Viral Infections.

Elita Avota, Jochen Bodem, Janice Chithelen, Putri Mandasari, Niklas Beyersdorf, Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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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.

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, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. The Implication of Sphingolipids in Viral Infections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  18. Inhibition of neutral sphingomyelinase 2 impairs HIV-1 envelope formation and substantially delays or eliminates viral rebound.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elita AvotaInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Jochen BodemInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Janice ChithelenInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Putri MandasariInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Niklas BeyersdorfInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Jürgen Schneider-SchauliesInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
University of Würzburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids are essential components of eukaryotic cells. In this review, we want to exemplarily illustrate what is known about the interactions of sphingolipids with various viruses at different steps of their replication cycles. This includes structural interactions during entry at the plasma membrane or endosomal membranes, early interactions leading to sphingolipid-mediated signal transduction, interactions with internal membranes and lipids during replication, and interactions during virus assembly and budding. Targeted interventions in sphingolipid metabolism - as far as they can be tolerated by cells and organisms - may open novel possibilities to support antiviral therapies. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections have intensively been studied, but for other viral infections, such as influenza A virus (IAV), measles virus (MV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue virus, Ebola virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), investigations are still in their beginnings. As many inhibitors of sphingolipid metabolism are already in clinical use against other diseases, repurposing studies for applications in some viral infections appear to be a promising approach.

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ceramideplasma membranesphingolipidsphingosine-1-phosphatevirus buddingvirus entryvirus replication

Identifiers

PMID34658908
PMCPMC8511394
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