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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2011

Neuro-inflammation, blood-brain barrier, seizures and autism.

Theoharis C Theoharides, Bodi Zhang

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mast cells in meningiomas and brain inflammation.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2015
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  10. Potential Role of Moesin in Regulating Mast Cell Secretion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Theoharis C TheoharidesMolecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, USA. theoharis.theoharides@tufts.edu
Bodi Zhang
Tufts University · US

Funding

Stress Induces Skin Mast Cell Activation &VasodilationR01AR047652 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI THEOHARIDES, THEOHARIS C. · 2001 to 2011
$3.0M
CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE INDUCED DURA MAST CELL AR01NS038326 · NINDS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI THEOHARIDES, THEOHARIS C · 1999 to 2001
$511k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR47652NINDS NIH HHS NS38326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many children with Autism Spectrum Diseases (ASD) present with seizure activity, but the pathogenesis is not understood. Recent evidence indicates that neuro-inflammation could contribute to seizures. We hypothesize that brain mast cell activation due to allergic, environmental and/or stress triggers could lead to focal disruption of the blood-brain barrier and neuro-inflammation, thus contributing to the development of seizures. Treating neuro-inflammation may be useful when anti-seizure medications are ineffective.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderBlood-Brain BarrierBrainHumansHypersensitivityInflammationSeizures

Identifiers

PMID22129087
PMCPMC3293070
OpenAlexW2156763584

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