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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2014

Oligodendrocyte pathophysiology and treatment strategies in cerebral ischemia.

Gabriella Mifsud, Christian Zammit, Richard Muscat, Giuseppe Di Giovanni, Mario Valentino

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 117 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gabriella MifsudDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Christian Zammit
Richard Muscat
Giuseppe Di Giovanni
Mario Valentino
University of Malta · MT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligodendrocytes (OLs), the myelin-forming cells of the central nervous system, form a functional unit with axons and play a crucial role in axonal integrity. An episode of hypoxia-ischemia causes rapid and severe damage to these particularly vulnerable cells via multiple pathways such as overactivation of glutamate and ATP receptors, oxidative stress, and disruption of mitochondrial function. The cardinal effect of OL pathology is demyelination and dysmyelination, and this has profound effects on axonal function, transport, structure, metabolism, and survival. The OL is a primary target of ischemia in adult-onset stroke and especially in periventricular leukomalacia and should be considered as a primary therapeutic target in these conditions. More emphasis is needed on therapeutic strategies that target OLs, myelin, and their receptors, as these have the potential to significantly attenuate white matter injury and to establish functional recovery of white matter after stroke. In this review, we will summarize recent progress on the role of OLs in white matter ischemic injury and the current and emerging principles that form the basis for protective strategies against OL death.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBrain IschemiaExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidHumansOligodendrogliaOxidative StressTreatment OutcomeAdenosine TriphosphateExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidExcitotoxicityHypoxia-ischemiaOligodendrocyteOxidative stressWhite matter

Identifiers

PMID24703424
PMCPMC6493108
OpenAlexW2151276541

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