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ArticleCell adhesion & migration

Cell trafficking through the choroid plexus.

Rick B Meeker, Kimberly Williams, Deirdre A Killebrew, Lola C Hudson

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Article in Cell adhesion & migration. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers.

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88citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

88 citing papers in PubMed, 171 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Astrocytic Accumulation at the Choroid Plexus Attachment Region.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2026
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  16. Blocking the IFN-gamma signal in the choroid plexus confers resistance to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023
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  17. CD8Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2023
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  18. Dopamine, Immunity, and Disease.Pharmacological reviews · 2023
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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 2 countries.

Rick B MeekerDepartment of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. meekerr@neurology.unc.edu
Kimberly Williams
Deirdre A Killebrew
Lola C Hudson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USCommunities In Schools of Orange County · USNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

Microglia and choroid plexus macrophages in Neuro-AIDSR01MH063646 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MEEKER, RICK B · 2002 to 2009
$2.0M
Neurotrophin mimetic therapeutics for HIV-associated neural dysfunctionR01MH085606 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MEEKER, RICK B · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
Neurotrophin- Chemokine Receptor Interactions Regulate Macrophage ActivationF31MH101019 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WILLIAMS, KIMBERLY S. · 2013 to 2014
$65k
NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH101019NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH063646NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH063646NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH085606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The choroid plexus is a multifunctional organ that sits at the interface between the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It serves as a gateway for immune cell trafficking into the CSF and is in an excellent position to provide continuous immune surveillance by CD4 (+) T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells and to regulate immune cell trafficking in response to disease and trauma. However, little is known about the mechanisms that control trafficking through this structure. Three cell types within the choroid plexus, in particular, may play prominent roles in controlling the development of immune responses within the nervous system: the epithelial cells, which form the blood-CSF barrier, and resident macrophages and dendritic cells in the stromal matrix. Adhesion molecule and chemokine expression by the epithelial cells allows substantial control over the selection of cells that transmigrate. Macrophages and dendritic cells can present antigen within the choroid plexus and/or transmigrate into the cerebral ventricles to serve a variety of possible immune functions. Studies to better understand the diverse functions of these cells are likely to reveal new insights that foster the development of novel pharmacological and macrophage-based interventions for the control of CNS immune responses.

Indexed as

Cell MovementAnimalsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous System DiseasesCerebral VentriclesChemokinesChoroid PlexusDendritic CellsEpitheliumHumansInflammationIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1MacrophagesStromal CellsT-LymphocytesChemokinesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

Identifiers

PMID22902764
PMCPMC3496674
OpenAlexW1973879446

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