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Siglecs in Brain Function and Neurological Disorders.

Shoib Sarwar Siddiqui, Rachel Matar, Maxime Merheb, Rawad Hodeify, Cijo George Vazhappilly, John Marton, Syed Azharuddin Shamsuddin, Hussain Al Zouabi

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 118 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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shoib Sarwar SiddiquiDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. shoib.siddiqui@aurak.ac.ae.
Rachel MatarDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. rachel.matar@aurak.ac.ae.
Maxime MerhebDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. maxime.merheb@aurak.ac.ae.
Rawad HodeifyDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. rawad.hodeify@aurak.ac.ae.
Cijo George VazhappillyDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. cijo.vazhappilly@aurak.ac.ae.
John MartonDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. jmarton@aurak.ac.ae.
Syed Azharuddin ShamsuddinDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. azharuddin.syed@aurak.ac.ae.
Hussain Al ZouabiDepartment of Biotechnology, American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE. hussain.zouabi@aurak.ac.ae.
American University of Ras Al Khaimah · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Siglecs (Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectins) are a I-type lectin that typically binds sialic acid. Siglecs are predominantly expressed in immune cells and generate activating or inhibitory signals. They are also shown to be expressed on the surface of cells in the nervous system and have been shown to play central roles in neuroinflammation. There has been a plethora of reviews outlining the studies pertaining to Siglecs in immune cells. However, this review aims to compile the articles on the role of Siglecs in brain function and neurological disorders. In humans, the most abundant Siglecs are CD33 (Siglec-3), Siglec-4 (myelin-associated glycoprotein/MAG), and Siglec-11, Whereas in mice the most abundant are Siglec-1 (sialoadhesin), Siglec-2 (CD22), Siglec-E, Siglec-F, and Siglec-H. This review is divided into three parts. Firstly, we discuss the general biological aspects of Siglecs that are expressed in nervous tissue. Secondly, we discuss about the role of Siglecs in brain function and molecular mechanism for their function. Finally, we collate the available information on Siglecs and neurological disorders. It is intriguing to study this family of proteins in neurological disorders because they carry immunoinhibitory and immunoactivating motifs that can be vital in neuroinflammation.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, CDBrainHumansMiceMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNervous System DiseasesSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsAntigens, CDCD22 protein, humanCD33 protein, humanMAG protein, humanMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinN-Acetylneuraminic AcidSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 2Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsAlzheimer’s diseasebraingangliosideITAMITIMmicrogliamultiple sclerosismyelinneurological disordersialic acidSiglecs

Identifiers

PMID31546700
PMCPMC6829431
OpenAlexW2974166216

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