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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2017

Macrophage Transcriptional Profile Identifies Lipid Catabolic Pathways That Can Be Therapeutically Targeted after Spinal Cord Injury.

Y Zhu, K Lyapichev, D H Lee, D Motti, N M Ferraro, Y Zhang, S Yahn, C Soderblom, J Zha, J R Bethea and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Transcriptomics Insights into Spinal Cord Injury for Therapy Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  15. Pathophysiology-Directed Engineering of a Combination Nanoanalgesic for Neuropathic Pain.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  17. Nonresolving Neuroinflammation Regulates Axon Regeneration in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Y ZhuMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
K LyapichevMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
D H LeeMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
D MottiMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
N M FerraroSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
Y ZhangMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
S YahnMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
C SoderblomMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
J ZhaMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
J R BetheaMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
K L SpillerSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
V P LemmonMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and.
J K LeeMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and jlee22@med.miami.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7413-9783
Neurological Surgery · USDrexel University · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Targeting Lipid Clearance Pathways to Promote Repair After SCIR01NS081040 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Jae K Lee · 2012 to 2026
$5.3M
Novel Gene Targets for CNS Axonal RegenerationR01HD057632 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BIXBY, JOHN L, LEMMON, VANCE P · 2007 to 2018
$4.7M
Translational Profile of Perivascular Fibroblasts after Spinal Cord InjuryR21NS082835 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LEE, JAE K · 2013 to 2014
$420k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057632NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS081040NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS082835
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although infiltrating macrophages influence many pathological processes after spinal cord injury (SCI), the intrinsic molecular mechanisms that regulate their function are poorly understood. A major hurdle has been dissecting macrophage-specific functions from those in other cell types as well as understanding how their functions change over time. Therefore, we used the RiboTag method to obtain macrophage-specific mRNA directly from the injured spinal cord in mice and performed RNA sequencing to investigate their transcriptional profile. Our data show that at 7 d after SCI, macrophages are best described as foam cells, with lipid catabolism representing the main biological process, and canonical nuclear receptor pathways as their potential mediators. Genetic deletion of a lipoprotein receptor, CD36, reduces macrophage lipid content and improves lesion size and locomotor recovery. Therefore, we report the first macrophage-specific transcriptional profile after SCI and highlight the lipid catabolic pathway as an important macrophage function that can be therapeutically targeted after SCI.

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AnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD36 AntigensCell MovementCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationHemagglutininsLeukocyte Common AntigensLipid MetabolismLocomotionMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCD36 AntigensCytokinesHemagglutininsLeukocyte Common AntigensRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Ribosomalaxon regenerationfibrotic scarfoamy macrophagesglial scarmyelin laden macrophagesneuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID28130359
PMCPMC5354348
OpenAlexW2580826849

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