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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Electric Stimulation of Ear Reduces the Effect of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling Pathway on Kainic Acid-Induced Epileptic Seizures in Rats.

En-Tzu Liao, Yi-Wen Lin, Chun-Ping Huang, Nou-Ying Tang, Ching-Liang Hsieh

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. Transcription factors are potential therapeutic targets in epilepsy.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2022
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  8. Signal Transduction Pathways of Acupuncture for Treating Some Nervous System Diseases.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

En-Tzu LiaoGraduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Yi-Wen LinGraduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7204-8837
Chun-Ping HuangResearch Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Nou-Ying TangSchool of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Ching-Liang HsiehGraduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8187-4716
China Medical University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is a common clinical syndrome with recurrent neuronal discharges in the temporal lobe, cerebral cortex, and hippocampus. Clinical antiepileptic medicines are often ineffective or of little benefit in 30% of epileptic patients and usually cause severe side effects. Emerging evidence indicates the crucial role of inflammatory mediators in epilepsy. The current study investigates the role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its underlying mechanisms in kainic acid- (KA-) induced epileptic seizures in rats. Experimental KA injection successfully initiated an epileptic seizure accompanied by increased expression of TLR4 in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and somatosensory cortex. In addition, calcium-sensitive phosphorylated Ca

Indexed as

AnimalsAnticonvulsantsBrainEarElectric StimulationEpilepsyKainic AcidMaleNeuronsPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4AnticonvulsantsKainic AcidTlr4 protein, ratToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID29682548
PMCPMC5846353
OpenAlexW2789825766

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