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ArticleStroke2018

Diabetes Mellitus Impairs White Matter Repair and Long-Term Functional Deficits After Cerebral Ischemia.

Shubei Ma, Jianyi Wang, Yanling Wang, Xuejiao Dai, Fei Xu, Xuguang Gao, Joycelyne Johnson, Na Xu, Rehana K Leak, Xiaoming Hu and 2 more

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Article in Stroke, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Targeting angiogenesis and white matter repair for enhanced functional recovery after acute ischemic stroke: A focus on the roles of glial cells.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  10. Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor Deficiency Reshapes Acute Neuroinflammation and Improves Cell Survival after Ischemic Stroke in Diabetic Mice.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
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  18. Glial cell alterations in diabetes-induced neurodegeneration.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shubei MaFrom the Institute of Cerebrovascular Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (S.M., Y.L.).
Jianyi WangPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Yanling WangPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Xuejiao DaiPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Fei XuGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA (F.X., X.H., J.C.).
Xuguang GaoPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Joycelyne JohnsonPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Na XuPittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders and Recovery, and Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (S.M., J.W., Y.W., X.D., F.X., X.G., J.J., N.X., X.H., J.C.).
Rehana K LeakGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (R.K.L.).
Xiaoming HuGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA (F.X., X.H., J.C.).
Yumin LuoFrom the Institute of Cerebrovascular Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (S.M., Y.L.).
Jun ChenGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA (F.X., X.H., J.C.).
University of Pittsburgh · USCapital Medical University · CNVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · USGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · US

Funding

Neuroprotection in Models of Cerebral IschemiaR01NS045048 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, JUN · 2003 to 2015
$3.1M
Molecular therapies to enhance brain recovery after experimental strokeI01RX000420 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI CHEN, JUN · 2012 to 2014
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NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS045048RRD VA I01 RX000420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Purpose- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major comorbidity that exacerbates ischemic brain injury and worsens functional outcome after stroke. T2DM is known to aggravate white matter (WM) impairment, but the underlying mechanism is not completely understood. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that T2DM impedes poststroke WM recovery by suppressing both oligodendrogenesis and beneficial microglia/macrophage responses. Methods- Permanent distal middle cerebral artery occlusion was performed in wild-type, homozygous diabetic db/db, and heterozygous db/+ mice. The adhesive removal, open field, and Morris water maze tests were used to assess neurobehavioral outcomes. Neuronal tissue loss, WM damage, oligodendrogenesis, and microglia/macrophage responses were evaluated up to 35 days after stroke. The functional integrity of WM was measured by electrophysiology. Primary microglia-oligodendrocyte cocultures were used for additional mechanistic studies. Results- T2DM exacerbated structural damage and impaired conduction of compound action potentials in WM 35 days after stroke. The deterioration in WM integrity correlated with poor sensorimotor performance. Furthermore, T2DM impaired the proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells and the generation of new myelinating oligodendrocytes. T2DM also promoted a shift of microglia/macrophage phenotype toward the proinflammatory modality. Coculture studies confirmed that microglia/macrophage polarization toward the proinflammatory phenotype under high glucose conditions suppressed oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation. Conclusions- Deterioration of WM integrity and impairments in oligodendrogenesis after stroke are associated with poor long-term functional outcomes in experimental diabetes mellitus. High glucose concentrations may shift microglia/macrophage polarization toward a proinflammatory phenotype, significantly impairing oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation and WM repair.

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AnimalsBrain IschemiaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMacrophagesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicrogliaOligodendrogliaStrokeWhite Matterdiabetes mellitusmacrophagesmicrogliastrokewhite matter

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PMID30355111
PMCPMC6205761
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