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ReviewNeurobiology of learning and memory2014

Modulation of learning and memory by cytokines: signaling mechanisms and long term consequences.

Elissa J Donzis, Natalie C Tronson

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Review in Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 120 papers.

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120citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

120 citing papers in PubMed, 250 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elissa J DonzisDepartment of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: edonzis@umich.edu.
Natalie C TronsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: ntronson@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Cytokine Signaling as a Mediator of Fear and Anxiety After Myocardial InfarctionR00MH093459 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI TRONSON, NATALIE CELIA · 2012 to 2014
$736k
Cytokine Signaling as a Mediator of Fear and Anxiety After Myocardial InfarctionK99MH093459 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TRONSON, NATALIE CELIA · 2011 to 2012
$176k
NIMH NIH HHS K99 MH093459NIMH NIH HHS R00 MH093459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review describes the role of cytokines and their downstream signaling cascades on the modulation of learning and memory. Immune proteins are required for many key neural processes and dysregulation of these functions by systemic inflammation can result in impairments of memory that persist long after the resolution of inflammation. Recent research has demonstrated that manipulations of individual cytokines can modulate learning, memory, and synaptic plasticity. The many conflicting findings, however, have prevented a clear understanding of the precise role of cytokines in memory. Given the complexity of inflammatory signaling, understanding its modulatory role requires a shift in focus from single cytokines to a network of cytokine interactions and elucidation of the cytokine-dependent intracellular signaling cascades. Finally, we propose that whereas signal transduction and transcription may mediate short-term modulation of memory, long-lasting cellular and molecular mechanisms such as epigenetic modifications and altered neurogenesis may be required for the long lasting impact of inflammation on memory and cognition.

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AnimalsCytokinesHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6LearningMemorySignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokinesInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokineEpigenetic modificationLearningMemory ModulationNeurogenesisSignal transduction

Identifiers

PMID25151944
PMCPMC4250287
OpenAlexW1994707167

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