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ReviewAnnual review of biomedical engineering2010

Topography, cell response, and nerve regeneration.

Diane Hoffman-Kim, Jennifer A Mitchel, Ravi V Bellamkonda

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Review in Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 188 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
188citing papers in PubMed
12.1field-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

188 citing papers in PubMed, 515 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Diane Hoffman-KimCenter for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. dhk@brown.edu
Jennifer A Mitchel
Ravi V Bellamkonda
Brown University · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Bioengineered Scaffolds for Peripheral Nerve RepairR01NS044409 · NINDS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BELLAMKONDA, RAVI V. · 2002 to 2010
$2.2M
A Rational Approach to Stimulating Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Across CriticallR01NS065109 · NINDS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BELLAMKONDA, RAVI V. · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
Quantifying Axon Growth in Complex EnvironmentsR01EB005722 · NIBIB · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI HOFFMAN-KIM, DIANE · 2007 to 2010
$1.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS EB005722NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB005722NINDS NIH HHS NS44409NINDS NIH HHS NS65109NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044409NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the body, cells encounter a complex milieu of signals, including topographical cues, in the form of the physical features of their surrounding environment. Imposed topography can affect cells on surfaces by promoting adhesion, spreading, alignment, morphological changes, and changes in gene expression. Neural response to topography is complex, and it depends on the dimensions and shapes of physical features. Looking toward repair of nerve injuries, strategies are being explored to engineer guidance conduits with precise surface topographies. How neurons and other cell types sense and interpret topography remains to be fully elucidated. Studies reviewed here include those of topography on cellular organization and function as well as potential cellular mechanisms of response.

Indexed as

Nerve RegenerationAnimalsAxonsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleGrowth ConesModels, AnimalNeuronsCoated Materials, Biocompatible

Identifiers

PMID20438370
PMCPMC3016849
OpenAlexW2139997147

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Registered trials

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