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ReviewNeuroscience2015

The neuroimmunology of degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral nervous system.

A DeFrancesco-Lisowitz, J A Lindborg, J P Niemi, R E Zigmond

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Review in Neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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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

80 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Nerve Injury-Induced Immune Responses in the Taste Bud Target Field.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  15. Structural Preservation Does Not Ensure Function at Sensory Ia-Motoneuron Synapses following Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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  19. Sex Differences in Neuropathy: The Paradigmatic Case of MetFormin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

A DeFrancesco-Lisowitz *Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975.
J A Lindborg *Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975.
J P Niemi *Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975.
R E ZigmondDepartment of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975.

Funding

Unsolicited R24 for the CFAR-Network of Integrated Clinical Sciences, CNICSR24AI067039 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Michael S. Saag · 2006 to 2026
$99.4M
TISSUE CULTURE AND HYBRIDOMA MODULEP30EY011373 · NEI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Irina A Pikuleva · 1997 to 2026
$17.7M
Mechanisms underlying macrophage action in nerve regeneration and degenerationR01NS095017 · NINDS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ZIGMOND, RICHARD E · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
Training in Neurodegenerative DiseasesT32NS077888 · NINDS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Xiongwei Zhu · 2013 to 2026
$1.8M
gp130 Cytokines, Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy, and Nerve RegenerationR01DK097223 · NIDDK · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ZIGMOND, RICHARD E · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
Predoctoral Training in NeurosciencesT32NS067431 · NINDS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI LANDMESSER, LYNN T · 2009 to 2013
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS P30EY11373NIAID NIH HHS R24-AI067039-06NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097223NINDS NIH HHS NS 067431NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095017NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS077888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerves regenerate following injury due to the effective activation of the intrinsic growth capacity of the neurons and the formation of a permissive pathway for outgrowth due to Wallerian degeneration (WD). WD and subsequent regeneration are significantly influenced by various immune cells and the cytokines they secrete. Although macrophages have long been known to play a vital role in the degenerative process, recent work has pointed to their importance in influencing the regenerative capacity of peripheral neurons. In this review, we focus on the various immune cells, cytokines, and chemokines that make regeneration possible in the peripheral nervous system, with specific attention placed on the role macrophages play in this process.

Indexed as

AnimalsCytokinesHumansNerve DegenerationNerve RegenerationNeuroimmunomodulationPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesCytokinesaxotomychemokineconditioning lesioncytokinedorsal root ganglionmacrophage

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PMID25242643
PMCPMC4366367

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