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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2006

Glial inhibition of CNS axon regeneration.

Glenn Yiu, Zhigang He

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In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 727 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
727citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
23.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

727 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,492 citations in OpenAlex.

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667 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Glenn YiuDivision of Neuroscience, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Zhigang He
Boston Children's Hospital · USBoston University · US

Funding

Signaling mechanisms of axon regeneration by CNS myelinR01NS051788 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI HE, ZHIGANG · 2005 to 2009
$1.9M
Nogo receptor and its ligands in axon regenerationR01NS050626 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI HE, ZHIGANG · 2005 to 2008
$1.5M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050626NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS051788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Damage to the adult CNS often leads to persistent deficits due to the inability of mature axons to regenerate after injury. Mounting evidence suggests that the glial environment of the adult CNS, which includes inhibitory molecules in CNS myelin as well as proteoglycans associated with astroglial scarring, might present a major hurdle for successful axon regeneration. Here, we evaluate the molecular basis of these inhibitory influences and their contributions to the limitation of long-distance axon repair and other types of structural plasticity. Greater insight into glial inhibition is crucial for developing therapies to promote functional recovery after neural injury.

Indexed as

AnimalsAxonsCentral Nervous SystemHumansNerve RegenerationNeural InhibitionNeurogliaSpinal Cord Injuries

Identifiers

PMID16858390
PMCPMC2693386
OpenAlexW1970901436

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Registered trials

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