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ReviewNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018

Glia maturation factor-β: a potential therapeutic target in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation.

Junsheng Fan, Tszhei Fong, Xinjie Chen, Chuyun Chen, Peng Luo, Haiting Xie

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Review in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Junsheng Fan *Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tszhei Fong *Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xinjie Chen *Second School of Clinic Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chuyun ChenZhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Peng LuoZhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Haiting XieZhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glia maturation factor-β (GMFB) is considered to be a growth and differentiation factor for both glia and neurons. GMFB has been found to be upregulated in several neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration conditions. It may function by mediating apoptosis and by modulating the expression of superoxide dismutase, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and neurotrophin. In this review, we mainly discussed the role of GMFB in several neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. On review of the literature, we propose that GMFB may be a promising therapeutic target for neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

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glia maturation factor-βneurodegenerationneuroinflammation

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PMID29445286
PMCPMC5810533

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