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ReviewAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2019

Neurovascular unit transport responses to ischemia and common coexisting conditions: smoking and diabetes.

Ali E Sifat, Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya, Heidi Villalba, Thamer H Albekairi, Thomas J Abbruscato

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Review in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Brain Energy Metabolism in Ischemic Stroke: Effects of Smoking and Diabetes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. The Impact of the Hazard Correlation between Risk Factors and Diabetes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ali E SifatDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
Bhuvaneshwar VaidyaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
Heidi VillalbaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
Thamer H AlbekairiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
Thomas J AbbruscatoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
Texas Tech University · USTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Testing tobacco smoke toxicity at the blood-brain barrierR01DA029121 · NIDA · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI ABBRUSCATO, THOMAS J, CUCULLO, LUCA · 2011 to 2021
$3.6M
Increased sodium dependent glucose transport in the ischemic brainR01NS076012 · NINDS · TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER · PI ABBRUSCATO, THOMAS J · 2011 to 2015
$1.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA029121NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transporters at the neurovascular unit (NVU) are vital for the regulation of normal brain physiology via ion, water, and nutrients movement. In ischemic stroke, the reduction of cerebral blood flow causes several complex pathophysiological changes in the brain, one of which includes alterations of the NVU transporters, which can exacerbate stroke outcome by increased brain edema (by altering ion, water, and glutamate transporters), altered energy metabolism (by altering glucose transporters), and enhanced drug toxicity (by altering efflux transporters). Smoking and diabetes are common risk factors as well as coexisting conditions in ischemic stroke that are also reported to change the expression and function of NVU transporters. Coexistence of these conditions could cause an additive effect in terms of the alterations of brain transporters that might lead to worsened ischemic stroke prognosis and recovery. In this review, we have discussed the effects of ischemic stroke, smoking, and diabetes on some essential NVU transporters and how the simultaneous presence of these conditions can affect the clinical outcome after an ischemic episode. Further scientific investigations are required to elucidate changes in NVU transport in cerebral ischemia, which can lead to better, personalized therapeutic interventions tailor-made for these comorbid conditions.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainBrain IschemiaDiabetes MellitusGlucose Transport Proteins, FacilitativeHumansIon TransportMembrane Transport ProteinsNeuronsNeurovascular CouplingSmokingStrokeGlucose Transport Proteins, FacilitativeMembrane Transport Proteinsglucose transportersion transportersischemic strokeneurovascular unit

Identifiers

PMID30207783
PMCPMC6383146
OpenAlexW2890887734

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