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ReviewJournal of lipid research2011

Lipid metabolism in myelinating glial cells: lessons from human inherited disorders and mouse models.

Roman Chrast, Gesine Saher, Klaus-Armin Nave, Mark H G Verheijen

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Review in Journal of lipid research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 177 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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177citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

177 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 303 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Roman ChrastDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. roman.chrast@unil.ch
Gesine Saher
Klaus-Armin Nave
Mark H G Verheijen
Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine · DECognitive Research (United States) · USUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integrity of central and peripheral nervous system myelin is affected in numerous lipid metabolism disorders. This vulnerability was so far mostly attributed to the extraordinarily high level of lipid synthesis that is required for the formation of myelin, and to the relative autonomy in lipid synthesis of myelinating glial cells because of blood barriers shielding the nervous system from circulating lipids. Recent insights from analysis of inherited lipid disorders, especially those with prevailing lipid depletion and from mouse models with glia-specific disruption of lipid metabolism, shed new light on this issue. The particular lipid composition of myelin, the transport of lipid-associated myelin proteins, and the necessity for timely assembly of the myelin sheath all contribute to the observed vulnerability of myelin to perturbed lipid metabolism. Furthermore, the uptake of external lipids may also play a role in the formation of myelin membranes. In addition to an improved understanding of basic myelin biology, these data provide a foundation for future therapeutic interventions aiming at preserving glial cell integrity in metabolic disorders.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalLipid MetabolismAnimalsHumansMetabolic DiseasesMiceMyelin SheathNeuroglia

Identifiers

PMID21062955
PMCPMC3035679
OpenAlexW2047031974

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