Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33125501›Full record

ArticleOncology reports2020

Increased hippocampal TrkA expression ameliorates cranial radiation‑induced neurogenesis impairment and cognitive deficit via PI3K/AKT signaling.

Shengjun Ji, Haohao Wu, Xin Ding, Qingqing Chen, Xing Jin, Jinming Yu, Ming Yang

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Oncology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of radiotherapy on the hippocampus and hippocampal neurogenesis: a systematic review of preclinical studies.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Article
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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Shengjun JiClinical College, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Haohao WuDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Yancheng No. 1 People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224000, P.R. China.
Xin DingDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China.
Qingqing ChenDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215001, P.R. China.
Xing JinDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215001, P.R. China.
Jinming YuClinical College, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Ming YangShandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250117, P.R. China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNShandong University · CNShandong First Medical University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CNYancheng First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive deficit is one of the most serious complications of cranial radiotherapy of head and neck cancers. However, the underlying mechanism of this cognitive impairment remains unclear. In the present study, the role of tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) and its ligand neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) were investigated following whole‑brain irradiation (WBI). Young male Sprague‑Dawley rats underwent WBI at a single dose of 10 Gy. WBI was determined to result in notable memory decline and substantial neurogenesis impairment in the hippocampus 3 months post‑irradiation. Compared with the control group, TrkA protein expression was greater in irradiated rats 1 week after WBI, which then decreased significantly by the 3‑month time‑point. However, no difference in NGF expression was observed from 1 day to 3 months post‑WBI. Overexpression of hippocampal TrkA in rats using adeno‑associated virus ameliorated memory decline induced by irradiation. Additionally, upregulating TrkA expression rescued irradiation‑induced hippocampal precursor cell proliferation and promoted neurogenesis. PI3K, Akt and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were also revealed to be significantly inhibited by WBI, which was ameliorated by TrkA overexpression. Findings of the present study indicated that the TrkA‑dependent signaling pathway may serve a critical role in radiotherapy‑induced cognitive deficit and impairments in neurogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCognitive DysfunctionCranial IrradiationDependovirusGenetic VectorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHippocampusHumansMaleNerve Growth FactorNeurogenesisRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalRatsReceptor, trkASignal TransductionStereotaxic TechniquesNerve Growth FactorNgf protein, ratReceptor, trkAcranial radiotherapyhippocampusmemorytropomyosin receptor kinase A

Identifiers

PMID33125501
PMCPMC7640353
OpenAlexW3088440663

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
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.