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ReviewMolecular & cellular proteomics : MCP2016

Glial Contributions to Neural Function and Disease.

Matthew N Rasband

Abstract readReview
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Review in Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Tracking electrophysiological signatures of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of multimodal studies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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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

1 author.

Matthew N RasbandFrom the Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 rasband@bcm.edu.

Funding

Neuroglial Interactions at the Node of RanvierR01NS044916 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI RASBAND, MATTHEW N · 2002 to 2020
$4.2M
Mechanisms of CNS node of Ranvier formation.R01NS069688 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI RASBAND, MATTHEW N · 2010 to 2019
$3.4M
Neuroglial interactions at the node of RanvierR37NS044916 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI RASBAND, MATTHEW N · 2012 to 2018
$2.9M
NINDS NIH HHS NS044916NINDS NIH HHS NS069688NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044916NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS069688NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS044916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nervous system consists of neurons and glial cells. Neurons generate and propagate electrical and chemical signals, whereas glia function mainly to modulate neuron function and signaling. Just as there are many different kinds of neurons with different roles, there are also many types of glia that perform diverse functions. For example, glia make myelin; modulate synapse formation, function, and elimination; regulate blood flow and metabolism; and maintain ionic and water homeostasis to name only a few. Although proteomic approaches have been used extensively to understand neurons, the same cannot be said for glia. Importantly, like neurons, glial cells have unique protein compositions that reflect their diverse functions, and these compositions can change depending on activity or disease. Here, I discuss the major classes and functions of glial cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems. I describe proteomic approaches that have been used to investigate glial cell function and composition and the experimental limitations faced by investigators working with glia.

Indexed as

ProteomicsAxonsCentral Nervous SystemHumansNeurogenesisNeurogliaNeuronsPeripheral Nervous SystemSignal TransductionSynapses

Identifiers

PMID26342039
PMCPMC4739659

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