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ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2014

Perineuronal nets and schizophrenia: the importance of neuronal coatings.

Byron K Y Bitanihirwe, Tsung-Ung W Woo

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Review in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Byron K Y BitanihirweSystems and Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Tsung-Ung W WooProgram in Cellular Neuropathology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: wwoo@hms.harvard.edu.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

Vulnerability to Progression SchizophreniaP50MH080272 · NIMH · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WOO, TSUNGUNG · 2007 to 2011
$9.9M
Parvalbumin-Containing Neurons in SchizophreniaR01MH076060 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI WOO, TSUNG-UNG W. · 2006 to 2014
$2.6M
NIMH NIH HHS MH076060NIMH NIH HHS MH080272NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH080272NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH076060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder associated with deficits in synaptic connectivity. The insidious onset of this illness during late adolescence and early adulthood has been reported to be dependent on several key processes of brain development including synaptic refinement, myelination and the physiological maturation of inhibitory neural networks. Interestingly, these events coincide with the appearance of perineuronal nets (PNNs), reticular structures composed of components of the extracellular matrix that coat a variety of cells in the mammalian brain. Until recently, the functions of the PNN had remained enigmatic, but are now considered to be important in development of the central nervous system, neuronal protection and synaptic plasticity, all elements which have been associated with schizophrenia. Here, we review the emerging evidence linking PNNs to schizophrenia. Future studies aimed at further elucidating the functions of PNNs will provide new insights into the pathophysiology of schizophrenia leading to the identification of novel therapeutic targets with the potential to restore normal synaptic integrity in the brain of patients afflicted by this illness.

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AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemExtracellular MatrixHumansNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSchizophreniaNeurodevelopmentNeuronal protectionParvalbuminPerineuronal netsSchizophreniaSynaptic connectivitySynaptic plasticity

Identifiers

PMID24709070
PMCPMC4447499
OpenAlexW2050848379

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