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ArticleNeurochemical research2016

Chronic Brain Inflammation: The Neurochemical Basis for Drugs to Reduce Inflammation.

Bevyn Jarrott, Spencer J Williams

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Bevyn JarrottFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia. bevyn.jarrott@florey.edu.au.
Spencer J WilliamsBio 21 Institute and School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF VOCAL LEARNING IN SONGBIRDSR01MH056646 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PERKEL, DAVID J · 1998 to 2001
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NIMH NIH HHS MH56646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is now recognised that the brain and the peripheral immune system have bidirectional communication in both health and neuronal diseases. Brain inflammation results after both acute injury and also with the appearance of mutated proteins or endogenous neurotoxic metabolites associated with slow neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and some psychiatric disorders. Microglia play a key role in brain inflammation by the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and with ageing, microglia exhibit 'priming' leading to increased basal release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines. Neurochemical targets to reduce or slow chronic brain inflammation include cyclooxygenase enzymes, Nrf2 transcription factor, angiotensin AT1 receptors and sigma-1 receptors. Development of more selective drugs to act at these targets is occurring but large scale clinical trials to validate the drugs will take significant time.

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AgingAlzheimer DiseaseAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChronic DiseaseCytokinesEncephalitisHumansMental DisordersMicrogliaParkinson DiseaseStrokeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesAngiotensin AT1 receptor antagonistsBrain inflammationChronic neurodegenerative diseasesCyclooxygenase inhibitorsCytokinesMicrogliaSigma-1 receptors

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PMID26177578
OpenAlexW894600138

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