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ArticlePloS one2020

Sarm1 knockout protects against early but not late axonal degeneration in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.

Kenneth Viar, Daniel Njoku, Julie Secor McVoy, Unsong Oh

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Caspase-3 cleaves and activates the NADase SARM1 to promote apoptosis, linking two cell death mechanisms.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. NADAntioxidants & redox signaling · 2023
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  8. NADCell insight · 2022
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  9. SARM1 can be a potential therapeutic target for spinal cord injury.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2022
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  10. BCLXCell death & disease · 2021
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  11. NADFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021
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  12. Neuron-Oligodendrocyte Interactions in the Structure and Integrity of Axons.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth ViarDepartment of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Daniel NjokuDepartment of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Julie Secor McVoyDepartment of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Unsong OhDepartment of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1762-5299
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed axonal degeneration, also known as Wallerian degeneration, occurs in immune-mediated central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory disorders such as multiple sclerosis and the animal model experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE). Sterile alpha and TIR domain containing protein 1 (SARM1) functions to promote programmed axonal degeneration. To test the hypothesis that loss of SARM1 will reduce axonal degeneration in immune-mediated CNS inflammatory disorders, the course and pathology of EAE was compared in Sarm1 knockout mice and wild type littermates. The clinical course of EAE was similar in Sarm1 knockout and wild type. Analysis of EAE in mice expressing neuronal yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) showed significantly less axonal degeneration in Sarm1 knockout mice compared to wild type littermates at 14 days post-induction of EAE. At 21 days post-induction, however, difference in axonal degeneration was not significant. At 42 days post-induction, Sarm1 knockout mice were indistinguishable from wild type with respect to markers of axonal injury, and were similar with respect to axonal density in the lumbar cords. There was no significant change in peripheral immune activation or CNS inflammatory cell infiltration associated with EAE in Sarm1 knockout mice. In conclusion, Sarm1 deletion delayed axonal degeneration early in the course of CNS inflammation, but did not confer long-term protection from axonal degeneration in an animal model of immune-mediated CNS inflammation.

Indexed as

Armadillo Domain ProteinsAxonsCytoskeletal ProteinsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGene Knockout TechniquesSpinal CordAnimalsMiceMice, KnockoutTime FactorsArmadillo Domain ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsSARM1 protein, mouse

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PMID32584865
PMCPMC7316289
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