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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Circulating Memory B Cells in Early Multiple Sclerosis Exhibit Increased IgA

Jonatan Leffler, Stephanie Trend, Natalie C Ward, Georges E Grau, Simon Hawke, Scott N Byrne, Allan G Kermode, Martyn A French, Prue H Hart

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jonatan LefflerTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Stephanie TrendTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Natalie C WardDobney Hypertension Centre, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Georges E GrauSchool of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Simon HawkeSchool of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Scott N ByrneSchool of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Allan G KermodeCentre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Martyn A FrenchSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Prue H HartTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Western Australia · AUPathwest Laboratory Medicine · AUPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that results in demyelination of axons, inefficient signal transmission and reduced muscular mobility. Recent findings suggest that B cells play a significant role in disease development and pathology. To further explore this, B cell profiles in peripheral blood from 28 treatment-naive patients with early MS were assessed using flow cytometry and compared to 17 healthy controls. Conventional and algorithm-based analysis revealed a significant increase in MS patients of IgA

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B-Cell Activation Factor ReceptorEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsMemory B CellsMultiple SclerosisHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin MB-Cell Activation Factor ReceptorImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin MBAFFB cellsEpstein Barr virusflow cytometryIgAmemory B cellsmultiple sclerosisshort chain fatty acids

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PMID35250986
PMCPMC8888440
OpenAlexW4213263824

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