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ArticleAging2020

Aging exacerbates neutrophil pathogenicity in ischemic stroke.

Meaghan A Roy-O'Reilly, Hilda Ahnstedt, Monica S Spychala, Yashasvee Munshi, Jaroslaw Aronowski, Lauren H Sansing, Louise D McCullough

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meaghan A Roy-O'ReillyDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Hilda AhnstedtDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Monica S SpychalaDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yashasvee MunshiDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jaroslaw AronowskiDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Lauren H SansingDepartment of Neurology and Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Louise D McCulloughDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Reversing Age Related InflammationR01NS094543 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCCULLOUGH, LOUISE D. · 2016 to 2020
$2.8M
Treatment of Ischemic Stroke in Aged Populations: Sex-Specific Targeting of the Neutrophil ResponseF30NS098628 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ROY-O'REILLY, MEAGHAN A. · 2017 to 2019
$108k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NINDS NIH HHS F30 NS098628NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke is major cause of disability and mortality worldwide, and aging is strong risk factor for poor post-stroke outcome. Neutrophils traffic rapidly to the brain following ischemic stroke, and recent evidence has suggested that aging may alter neutrophil function after tissue injury. In this study, we hypothesize that aging enhances the pro-inflammatory function of neutrophils, directly contributing to the poorer outcomes seen in aging patients. We utilized demographic data and biological specimens from ischemic stroke patients and an experimental mouse model to determine the correlation between age, neutrophil function and stroke outcomes. In ischemic stroke patients, age was associated with increased mortality and morbidity and higher levels of neutrophil-activating cytokines. In mice, aged animals had higher stroke mortality and morbidity, higher levels of neutrophil-activating cytokines and enhanced generation of neutrophil reactive oxygen species compared to young mice. Finally, depletion of neutrophils via a specific monoclonal antibody after ischemic stroke led to long-term benefits in functional outcome in aged male and female animals, with no benefit observed in young. These results demonstrate that aging is associated with augmented neutrophil pathogenicity in ischemic stroke, and that neutrophil-targeted therapies may confer greater benefit in aged subjects.

Indexed as

AgingDisease SusceptibilityAnimalsBrainBrain IschemiaCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHumansLeukocyte CountMiceMorbidityMortalityNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophil InfiltrationNeutrophilsRetrospective StudiesCytokinesagingimmunologyischemiaischemic strokeneuroinflammation

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PMID31927534
PMCPMC6977697
OpenAlexW2896734003

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