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ArticleScientific reports2022

The CCR5 antagonist maraviroc exerts limited neuroprotection without improving neurofunctional outcome in experimental pneumococcal meningitis.

Ngoc Dung Le, Marel Steinfort, Denis Grandgirard, Aleksandra Maleska, David Leppert, Jens Kuhle, Stephen L Leib

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ngoc Dung Le *Neuroinfection Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Marel Steinfort *Neuroinfection Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Denis GrandgirardNeuroinfection Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Aleksandra MaleskaMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Neurology, Departments of Head, Spine and Neuromedicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
David LeppertMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Neurology, Departments of Head, Spine and Neuromedicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Jens KuhleMultiple Sclerosis Centre, Neurology, Departments of Head, Spine and Neuromedicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stephen L LeibNeuroinfection Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. stephen.leib@ifik.unibe.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-1106-6123
University of Bern · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 189136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One-third of pneumococcal meningitis (PM) survivors suffer from neurological sequelae including learning disabilities and hearing loss due to excessive neuroinflammation. There is a lack of efficacious compounds for adjuvant therapy to control this long-term consequence of PM. One hallmark is the recruitment of leukocytes to the brain to combat the bacterial spread. However, this process induces excessive inflammation, causing neuronal injury. Maraviroc (MVC)-a CCR5 antagonist-was demonstrated to inhibit leukocyte recruitment and attenuate neuroinflammation in several inflammatory diseases. Here, we show that in vitro, MVC decreased nitric oxide production in astroglial cells upon pneumococcal stimulation. In vivo, infant Wistar rats were infected with 1 × 10

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Meningitis, PneumococcalAnimalsCeftriaxoneHumansMaravirocNeuroprotectionRatsRats, WistarReceptors, CCR5CCR5 protein, humanCeftriaxoneMaravirocReceptors, CCR5

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PMID35902720
PMCPMC9334283
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