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ReviewMembranes2021

Plasmalogen Replacement Therapy.

José Carlos Bozelli, Richard M Epand

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In one paragraph

Review in Membranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Plasmalogen Loss in Sepsis and SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

José Carlos BozelliDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9533-0886
Richard M EpandDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9602-9558
McMaster University · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN-2018-05585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmalogens, a subclass of glycerophospholipids containing a vinyl-ether bond, are one of the major components of biological membranes. Changes in plasmalogen content and molecular species have been reported in a variety of pathological conditions ranging from inherited to metabolic and degenerative diseases. Most of these diseases have no treatment, and attempts to develop a therapy have been focusing primarily on protein/nucleic acid molecular targets. However, recent studies have shifted attention to lipids as the basis of a therapeutic strategy. In these pathological conditions, the use of plasmalogen replacement therapy (PRT) has been shown to be a successful way to restore plasmalogen levels as well as to ameliorate the disease phenotype in different clinical settings. Here, the current state of PRT will be reviewed as well as a discussion of future perspectives in PRT. It is proposed that the use of PRT provides a modern and innovative molecular medicine approach aiming at improving health outcomes in different conditions with clinically unmet needs.

Indexed as

degenerative and metabolic disordersmembrane lipid therapyplasmalogenplasmalogen-related diseasesplasmalogen replacement therapy

Identifiers

PMID34832067
PMCPMC8620983
OpenAlexW3209039018

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