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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Targeting Phosphodiesterases-Towards a Tailor-Made Approach in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment.

Melissa Schepers, Assia Tiane, Dean Paes, Selien Sanchez, Ben Rombaut, Elisabeth Piccart, Bart P F Rutten, Bert Brône, Niels Hellings, Jos Prickaerts and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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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

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Phosphodiesterase 5a Signalling in Skeletal Muscle Pathophysiology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  13. Research progress of phosphodiesterase inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease treatment.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2021
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  18. CUTie2: The Attack of the Cyclic Nucleotide Sensor Clones.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021
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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

11 authors.

Melissa SchepersDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Assia TianeDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Dean PaesDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Selien SanchezDepartment of Morphology, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Ben RombautDepartment of Physiology, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Elisabeth PiccartDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Bart P F RuttenDepartment Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Bert BrôneDepartment of Physiology, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Niels HellingsDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Jos PrickaertsDepartment Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Tim VanmierloDepartment of Neuroimmunology, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by heterogeneous clinical symptoms including gradual muscle weakness, fatigue, and cognitive impairment. The disease course of MS can be classified into a relapsing-remitting (RR) phase defined by periods of neurological disabilities, and a progressive phase where neurological decline is persistent. Pathologically, MS is defined by a destructive immunological and neuro-degenerative interplay. Current treatments largely target the inflammatory processes and slow disease progression at best. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop next-generation therapeutic strategies that target both neuroinflammatory and degenerative processes. It has been shown that elevating second messengers (cAMP and cGMP) is important for controlling inflammatory damage and inducing CNS repair. Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) have been studied extensively in a wide range of disorders as they breakdown these second messengers, rendering them crucial regulators. In this review, we provide an overview of the role of PDE inhibition in limiting pathological inflammation and stimulating regenerative processes in MS.

Indexed as

Multiple SclerosisSecond Messenger SystemsCyclic AMPCyclic GMPHumansPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesCyclic AMPCyclic GMPPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesCNS repairmultiple sclerosisneuroinflammationphosphodiesteraseremyelination

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PMID31396231
PMCPMC6667646

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