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ReviewJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2016

Novel Approaches in Astrocyte Protection: from Experimental Methods to Computational Approaches.

Daniel Garzón, Ricardo Cabezas, Nelson Vega, Marcos Ávila-Rodriguez, Janneth Gonzalez, Rosa Margarita Gómez, Valentina Echeverria, Gjumrakch Aliev, George E Barreto

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Review in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 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

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Daniel GarzónDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Ricardo CabezasDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Nelson VegaDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Marcos Ávila-RodriguezDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Janneth GonzalezDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Rosa Margarita GómezGrupo de Neurociencias, Universidad La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Valentina EcheverriaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33647, USA.
Gjumrakch Aliev"GALLY" International Biomedical Research Consulting LLC, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
George E BarretoDepartamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. gesbarreto@gmail.com.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · COSan Sebastián University · CLUniversidad Autónoma de Chile · CLUniversidad de La Sabana · COUniversity of Atlanta · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes are important for normal brain functioning. Astrocytes are metabolic regulators of the brain that exert many functions such as the preservation of blood-brain barrier (BBB) function, clearance of toxic substances, and generation of antioxidant molecules and growth factors. These functions are fundamental to sustain the function and survival of neurons and other brain cells. For these reasons, the protection of astrocytes has become relevant for the prevention of neuronal death during brain pathologies such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other neurodegenerative conditions. Currently, different strategies are being used to protect the main astrocytic functions during neurological diseases, including the use of growth factors, steroid derivatives, mesenchymal stem cell paracrine factors, nicotine derivatives, and computational biology tools. Moreover, the combined use of experimental approaches with bioinformatics tools such as the ones obtained through system biology has allowed a broader knowledge in astrocytic protection both in normal and pathological conditions. In the present review, we highlight some of these recent paradigms in assessing astrocyte protection using experimental and computational approaches and discuss how they could be used for the study of restorative therapies for the brain in pathological conditions.

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AnimalsAstrocytesComputational BiologyHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroprotective AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsAstrocytesComputational biologyGrowth factorsMesenchymal stem factorsNeurosteroidsNicotine

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PMID26803310
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