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ReviewBiomolecules2023

Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment of Muscular Dystrophies.

Alan Rawls, Bridget K Diviak, Cameron I Smith, Grant W Severson, Sofia A Acosta, Jeanne Wilson-Rawls

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Review in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A Hypothesized Therapeutic Role of (Z)-Endoxifen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2025
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alan RawlsSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
Bridget K DiviakSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
Cameron I SmithSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-2030-2739
Grant W SeversonSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
Sofia A AcostaSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
Jeanne Wilson-RawlsSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3704-6956
Arizona State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of genetic muscle-wasting disorders that are subdivided based on the region of the body impacted by muscle weakness as well as the functional activity of the underlying genetic mutations. A common feature of the pathophysiology of muscular dystrophies is chronic inflammation associated with the replacement of muscle mass with fibrotic scarring. With the progression of these disorders, many patients suffer cardiomyopathies with fibrosis of the cardiac tissue. Anti-inflammatory glucocorticoids represent the standard of care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common muscular dystrophy worldwide; however, long-term exposure to glucocorticoids results in highly adverse side effects, limiting their use. Thus, it is important to develop new pharmacotherapeutic approaches to limit inflammation and fibrosis to reduce muscle damage and promote repair. Here, we examine the pathophysiology, genetic background, and emerging therapeutic strategies for muscular dystrophies.

Indexed as

CardiomyopathiesMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneFibrosisHeartHumansInflammationDUX4dysferlindystroglycandystrophinemerinfibrosisinflammationlamin Amuscular dystrophysarcoglycan

Identifiers

PMID37892218
PMCPMC10605463
OpenAlexW4387707618

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