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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Macrophage Activation in Follicular Conjunctivitis during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Carla Enrica Gallenga, Martina Maritati, Marco Mura, Francesco Di Virgilio, Pio Conti, Carlo Contini

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. NLRP3 Inflammasomes: Dual Function in Infectious Diseases.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Carla Enrica GallengaDepartment of Medical Sciences Doctoral Course Molecular Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7426-8603
Martina MaritatiBone and Infections Lab, Santa Maria Maddalena NH, Occhiobello, 45030 Rovigo, Italy.
Marco MuraOphthalmology Unit, University-Hospital Cona, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
Francesco Di VirgilioDepartment of Medical Sciences Doctoral Course Molecular Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3566-1362
Pio ContiSchool of Medicine, Immunology, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9475-4924
Carlo ContiniDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-6470
University of Ferrara · ITTufts University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the symptoms of SARS-CoV-2, follicular conjunctivitis has become relevant. The conjunctiva acts as an open lymph node, reacting to the viral antigen that binds the epithelial cells, forming follicles of B cells with activated T cells and NK cells on its surface, which, in turn, talk to monocyte-derived inflammatory infected macrophages. Here, the NLRP3 inflammasome is a major driver in releasing pro-inflammatory factors such as IL-6 and caspase-1, leading to follicular conjunctivitis and bulbar congestion, even as isolated signs in the 'asymptomatic' patient.

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ACE2&TMPRSS2COVID-19follicular conjunctivitismacrophages and activated T cellsP2X7R

Identifiers

PMID37764042
PMCPMC10534302
OpenAlexW4386332364

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