Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29513402›Full record

ReviewImmunology2018

Inflammation in CNS neurodegenerative diseases.

Jodie Stephenson, Erik Nutma, Paul van der Valk, Sandra Amor

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In one paragraph

Review in Immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 566 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
566citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
34.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

566 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 926 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Progress of Immunotherapies in Parkinson's Disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026
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  18. Inflammasomes in glioblastoma.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026
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506 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jodie StephensonCentre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Barts and the Blizard Institute, London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Erik NutmaDepartment of Pathology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul van der ValkDepartment of Pathology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Sandra AmorCentre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Barts and the Blizard Institute, London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6169-9845
Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases, the leading cause of morbidity and disability, are gaining increased attention as they impose a considerable socioeconomic impact, due in part to the ageing community. Neuronal damage is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia and multiple sclerosis, although such damage is also observed following neurotropic viral infections, stroke, genetic white matter diseases and paraneoplastic disorders. Despite the different aetiologies, for example, infections, genetic mutations, trauma and protein aggregations, neuronal damage is frequently associated with chronic activation of an innate immune response in the CNS. The growing awareness that the immune system is inextricably involved in shaping the brain during development as well as mediating damage, but also regeneration and repair, has stimulated therapeutic approaches to modulate the immune system in neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we review the current understanding of how astrocytes and microglia, as well as neurons and oligodendrocytes, shape the neuroimmune response during development, and how aberrant responses that arise due to genetic or environmental triggers may predispose the CNS to neurodegenerative diseases. We discuss the known interactions between the peripheral immune system and the brain, and review the current concepts on how immune cells enter and leave the CNS. A better understanding of neuroimmune interactions during development and disease will be key to further manipulating these responses and the development of effective therapies to improve quality of life, and reduce the impact of neuroinflammatory and degenerative diseases.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAgingAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous SystemEnvironmentHumansImmune PrivilegeImmunity, InnateImmunotherapyInflammationLife StyleMicrobiotaNeurodegenerative DiseasesRisk Factorsimmune responseinflammationmicrobiomeneuroprotectionrepair

Identifiers

PMID29513402
PMCPMC5980185
OpenAlexW2792813804

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Registered trials

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