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ReviewExperimental neurology2016

The multifaceted role of astrocytes in regulating myelination.

Hülya Kıray, Susan L Lindsay, Sara Hosseinzadeh, Susan C Barnett

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Review in Experimental neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
124citing papers in PubMed
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

124 citing papers in PubMed, 197 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Astrocytes as Therapeutic Targets in Neurodegenerative Disorders.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  18. Blood phenylalanine lowering partially reverses white matter changes in a mouse model of phenylketonuria.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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64 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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hülya KırayInstitute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Sir Graeme Davies Building, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Susan L LindsayInstitute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Sir Graeme Davies Building, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Sara HosseinzadehInstitute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Sir Graeme Davies Building, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Susan C BarnettInstitute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Sir Graeme Davies Building, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom.. Electronic address: Susan.Barnett@Glasgow.ac.uk.
University of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J004731/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust WT083434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes are the major glial cell of the central nervous system (CNS), providing both metabolic and physical support to other neural cells. After injury, astrocytes become reactive and express a continuum of phenotypes which may be supportive or inhibitory to CNS repair. This review will focus on the ability of astrocytes to influence myelination in the context of specific secreted factors, cytokines and other neural cell targets within the CNS. In particular, we focus on how astrocytes provide energy and cholesterol to neurons, influence synaptogenesis, affect oligodendrocyte biology and instigate cross-talk between the many cellular components of the CNS.

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesCell DifferentiationCentral Nervous SystemCytokinesHumansMyelin SheathNeuronsCytokinesAstrocytesMicrogliaMyelinationNeuronsOligodendrocytesPhenotypes

Identifiers

PMID26988764
PMCPMC5019113
OpenAlexW2301137789

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