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ArticleBiomaterials2018

In vivo spatiotemporal dynamics of NG2 glia activity caused by neural electrode implantation.

Steven M Wellman, Takashi D Y Kozai

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Article in Biomaterials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 75 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven M WellmanDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Center for the Basis of Neural Cognition, United States.
Takashi D Y KozaiDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Center for the Basis of Neural Cognition, United States; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, United States; McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, United States; NeuroTech Center, University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, United States. Electronic address: tdk18@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Improving chronic neural recording performance through biomaterial strategiesR01NS062019 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CUI, XINYAN TRACY · 2008 to 2018
$4.4M
Inhibition of Neural Electrode-mediated Inflammation and Neuronal Cell DeathR01NS089688 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CUI, XINYAN TRACY · 2015 to 2019
$3.1M
Mechanisms behind Electrode Induced BBB damage's impact on neural recordingR01NS094396 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOZAI, TAKASHI DANIEL YOSHIDA · 2015 to 2019
$2.2M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS062019NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089688NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural interface technology provides direct sampling and analysis of electrical and chemical events in the brain in order to better understand neuronal function and treat neurodegenerative disease. However, intracortical electrodes experience inflammatory reactions that reduce long-term stability and functionality and are understood to be facilitated by activated microglia and astrocytes. Emerging studies have identified another cell type that participates in the formation of a high-impedance glial scar following brain injury; the oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC). These cells maintain functional synapses with neurons and are a crucial source of neurotrophic support. Following injury, OPCs migrate toward areas of tissue injury over the course of days, similar to activated microglia. The delayed time course implicates these OPCs as key components in the formation of the outer layers of the glial scar around the implant. In vivo two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) was employed to observe fluorescently-labeled OPC and microglia reactivity up to 72 h following probe insertion. OPCs initiated extension of cellular processes (2.5 ± 0.4 μm h

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Electrodes, ImplantedMicroelectrodesAnimalsAntigensChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4MaleMiceNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeurogliaProteoglycansAntigensChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4ProteoglycansForeign Body ResponseGlial activationGlial progenitorGliosisInsertionMicroelectrode arrayNeuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID29501892
PMCPMC5951685
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