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ArticleTranslational neuroscience2012

OSTEOPONTIN: A KEY LINK BETWEEN IMMUNITY, INFLAMMATION AND THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Amanda Brown

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Article in Translational neuroscience, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda BrownJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

The Role of Osteopontin in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive DisorderR21MH095646 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BROWN, AMANDA MARIA · 2012 to 2013
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NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH095646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteopontin (OPN) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that can be secreted from many cells including activated macrophages and T-lymphocytes. Elevated levels of osteopontin in the plasma, cerebrospinal fluid or brain of individuals with neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and more recently in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder has been reported. However, except for the case of MS, little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms by which OPN may exacerbate disease. Alternatively, OPN through its ability to promote cell survival may in some contexts function in the brain in a protective capacity. OPN has several protein motifs that allow it to engage with several different signaling pathways involved in immunity and inflammation. A better understanding of the cellular pathways that are regulated by OPN in cells of the central nervous system is required to uncover its putative role in neuronal homeostasis.

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CD44HIV-associated neurocognitive disorderIntegrinMacrophageMicrogliaNeurodegeneration

Identifiers

PMID23565338
PMCPMC3616337
OpenAlexW2045929316

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