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ArticleACS omega2019

Differential Glycosylation Expression in Injured Rat Spinal Cord Treated with Immunosuppressive Drug Cyclosporin-A.

Michelle Kilcoyne, Vaibhav Patil, Claire O'Grady, Ciara Bradley, Siobhan S McMahon

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Article in ACS omega, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Michelle KilcoyneCarbohydrate Signalling Group, Discipline of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland.
Vaibhav PatilCentre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland.
Claire O'GradyDiscipline of Anatomy and NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W5P7, Ireland.
Ciara BradleyDiscipline of Anatomy and NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W5P7, Ireland.
Siobhan S McMahonDiscipline of Anatomy and NCBES Galway Neuroscience Centre, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W5P7, Ireland.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylation is ubiquitous throughout the central nervous system and altered following spinal cord injury (SCI). The glial scar that forms following SCI is composed of several chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, which inhibit axonal regrowth. Cyclosporin-A (CsA), an immunosuppressive therapeutic, has been proposed as a potential treatment after SCI. We investigated CsA treatment in the spinal cord of healthy, contusion injured, and injured CsA-treated rats. Lectin histochemistry using fluorescently labeled lectins, SBA, MAA, SNA-I, and WFA, was performed to identify the terminal carbohydrate residues of glycoconjugates within the spinal cord. SBA staining decreased in gray and white matter following spinal cord injury, whereas staining was increased at the lesion site in CsA-treated animals, indicating an increase in galactose and

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PMID30868109
PMCPMC6407839
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