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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2019

Neuroinflammation in frontotemporal dementia.

Fiona Bright, Eryn L Werry, Carol Dobson-Stone, Olivier Piguet, Lars M Ittner, Glenda M Halliday, John R Hodges, Matthew C Kiernan, Clement T Loy, Michael Kassiou and 1 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 177 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
177citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
13.4field-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

177 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 274 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fiona BrightSchool of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-2350
Eryn L WerrySchool of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Carol Dobson-StoneBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Olivier PiguetBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Lars M IttnerDementia Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Glenda M HallidayBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-8398
John R HodgesBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Matthew C KiernanBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Clement T LoySydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Michael KassiouSchool of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jillian J KrilSchool of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. jillian.kril@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9407-8674
The University of Sydney · AUMacquarie University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) refers to a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders with different pathological signatures, genetic variability and complex disease mechanisms, for which no effective treatments exist. Despite advances in understanding the underlying pathology of FTD, sensitive and specific fluid biomarkers for this disease are lacking. As in other types of dementia, mounting evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is involved in the progression of FTD, including cortical inflammation, microglial activation, astrogliosis and differential expression of inflammation-related proteins in the periphery. Furthermore, an overlap between FTD and autoimmune disease has been identified. The most substantial evidence, however, comes from genetic studies, and several FTD-related genes are also implicated in neuroinflammation. This Review discusses specific evidence of neuroinflammatory mechanisms in FTD and describes how advances in our understanding of these mechanisms, in FTD as well as in other neurodegenerative diseases, might facilitate the development and implementation of diagnostic tools and disease-modifying treatments for FTD.

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AnimalsBrainEncephalitisFrontotemporal DementiaHumansMicroglia

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PMID31324897
OpenAlexW2963582013

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