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ReviewCurrent opinion in anaesthesiology2011

Anesthetic modulation of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

Junxia X Tang, Maryellen F Eckenhoff, Roderic G Eckenhoff

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Review in Current opinion in anaesthesiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junxia X TangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Maryellen F Eckenhoff
Roderic G Eckenhoff
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Anesthetics and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG031742 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ECKENHOFF, RODERIC G · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS AG031742NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo summarize key studies and recent thought on the role of neuroinflammation in chronic neurodegeneration, and whether it can be modulated by anesthesia and surgery. RECENT

findingsA large and growing body of evidence shows that neuroinflammation participates in the development of neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. Modulation may be possible early in the pathogenesis, and less so when cognitive symptoms appear. A dysfunctional hypoinflammatory response may permit accelerated damage due to other mechanisms in late disease. The peripheral inflammatory response elicited by surgery itself appears to provoke a muted neuroinflammatory response, which enhances ongoing neurodegeneration in some models. Anesthetics have both anti-inflammatory and proinflammatory effects depending on the drug and concentration, but in general, appear to play a small role in neuroinflammation. Human studies at the intersection of chronic neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and surgery/anesthesia are rare. SUMMARY: The perioperative period has the potential to modulate the progression of chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The growing number of elderly having surgery, combined with the expanding life expectancy, indicates the potential for this interaction to have considerable public health implications, and call for further research, especially in humans.

Indexed as

AnesthesiaAlzheimer DiseaseBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCognition DisordersHumansInflammationMicrogliaSurgical Procedures, Operative

Identifiers

PMID21659873
PMCPMC3289136
OpenAlexW2031672101

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