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ArticleBrain sciences2013

Astrocyte regulation of CNS inflammation and remyelination.

Kumiko I Claycomb, Kasey M Johnson, Paige N Winokur, Anthony V Sacino, Stephen J Crocker

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Article in Brain sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04542798 (Central Sensitization and Aberrant Nerve Sprouting Possible Explanations for RFA Failure of MBDR in CLBP of FJ Origin), which is not on this map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04542798 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Central Sensitization and Aberrant Nerve Sprouting Possible Explanations for RFA Failure of MBDR in CLBP of FJ Origin: CRF Versus WCRF or PRF-DRG Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital General Universitario de ValenciaRan2020 to 2024Enrolled80ConditionsLow Back Pain, Recurrent, Neuropathic Pain, Facet Joint Pain, Central SensitisationArmsRadiofrequency COSMAN
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 72 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 1 country.

Kumiko I ClaycombDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. ijichi@student.uchc.edu.
Kasey M JohnsonDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. kasjohnson@student.uchc.edu.
Paige N WinokurDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. gym215@sbcglobal.net.
Anthony V SacinoDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. sacino@hartford.edu.
Stephen J CrockerDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA. crocker@uchc.edu.
UConn Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes regulate fundamentally important functions to maintain central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis. Altered astrocytic function is now recognized as a primary contributing factor to an increasing number of neurological diseases. In this review, we provide an overview of our rapidly developing understanding of the basal and inflammatory functions of astrocytes as mediators of CNS responsiveness to inflammation and injury. Specifically, we elaborate on ways that astrocytes actively participate in the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases of the CNS through their immunomodulatory roles as CNS antigen presenting cells, modulators of blood brain barrier function and as a source of chemokines and cytokines. We also outline how changes in the extracellular matrix can modulate astrocytes phenotypically, resulting in dysregulation of astrocytic responses during inflammatory injury. We also relate recent studies describing newly identified roles for astrocytes in leukodystrophies. Finally, we describe recent advances in how adapting this increasing breadth of knowledge on astrocytes has fostered new ways of thinking about human diseases, which offer potential to modulate astrocytic heterogeneity and plasticity towards therapeutic gain. In summary, recent studies have provided improved insight in a wide variety of neuroinflammatory and demyelinating diseases, and future research on astrocyte pathophysiology is expected to provide new perspectives on these diseases, for which new treatment modalities are increasingly necessary.

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