Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32006215›Full record

ReviewNeurochemical research2020

Astrocyte Diversity: Current Insights and Future Directions.

Thomas Westergard, Jeffrey D Rothstein

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Neurochemical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026
    Review
  8. Review
  9. Role of astrocytes in the pathogenesis of perinatal brain injury.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025
    Review
  10. Glial Cells and Aging: From the CNS to the Cerebellum.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Astrocytes at the heart of sleep: from genes to network dynamics.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
    Review
  15. Article
  16. Efficient gene delivery admitted by small metabolites specifically targeting astrocytes in the mouse brain.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
    Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Review
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

2 authors.

Thomas WestergardDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-0180
Jeffrey D RothsteinDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. jrothstein@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Neuronal vs. glial glutamate transport regulation in ALSR01NS033958 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROTHSTEIN, JEFFREY D · 1995 to 2013
$5.4M
Astrocyte Norrin, Norrie disease and NeurodegenerationR01NS113565 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROTHSTEIN, JEFFREY D · 2019 to 2022
$1.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS033958NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS113565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes make up 20-40% of glial cells within the central nervous system (CNS) and provide several crucial functions, ranging from metabolic and structural support to regulation of synaptogenesis and synaptic transmission. Although these cells are morphologically and functionally complex, astrocytes have been historically regarded as homogenous cell populations and studied as one population of cells. Fortunately, recent evidence in RNA profiling and imaging data has begun to refute this view. These studies suggest heterogeneity of astrocytes across brain regions, differing in many aspects such as morphology, function, physiological properties, developmental origins, and response to disease. Increased understanding of astrocyte heterogeneity is critical for investigations into the function of astrocytes in the brain and neuro-glia interactions. Furthermore, insights into astrocyte heterogeneity can help better understand their role in neurological disorders and potentially produce novel approaches to treating these diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesBrainForecastingHumansNervous System DiseasesNeurogenesisNeuronsAstrocyteAstrocyte diversityAstrocyte heterogeneityDevelopmentFunctionMorphologyNeurodegenerationNeurological disorder

Identifiers

PMID32006215
PMCPMC8715392

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.