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SynthesisJournal of neuroinflammation2020

Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide regulation of mast cell function: a systematic review.

Huaping Xu, Xiaoyun Shi, Xin Li, Jiexin Zou, Chunyan Zhou, Wenfeng Liu, Huming Shao, Hongbing Chen, Linbo Shi

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Synthesis in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-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

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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huaping XuDepartment of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xiaoyun ShiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Xin LiSchool of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi Province, China.
Jiexin ZouDepartment of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Chunyan ZhouState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi Province, China.
Wenfeng LiuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi Province, China.
Huming ShaoState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi Province, China.
Hongbing ChenState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi Province, China.
Linbo ShiDepartment of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. shilinbo@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2137-4725
Nanchang University · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32060306the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 21866020the National Parasitic Resources Center NPRC-2019-194-30the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province No. 20202BABL206108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The existence of the neural control of mast cell functions has long been proposed. Mast cells (MCs) are localized in association with the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the brain, where they are closely aligned, anatomically and functionally, with neurons and neuronal processes throughout the body. They express receptors for and are regulated by various neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and other neuromodulators. Consequently, modulation provided by these neurotransmitters and neuromodulators allows neural control of MC functions and involvement in the pathogenesis of mast cell-related disease states. Recently, the roles of individual neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in regulating mast cell actions have been investigated extensively. This review offers a systematic review of recent advances in our understanding of the contributions of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides to mast cell activation and the pathological implications of this regulation on mast cell-related disease states, though the full extent to which such control influences health and disease is still unclear, and a complete understanding of the mechanisms underlying the control is lacking. Future validation of animal and in vitro models also is needed, which incorporates the integration of microenvironment-specific influences and the complex, multifaceted cross-talk between mast cells and various neural signals. Moreover, new biological agents directed against neurotransmitter receptors on mast cells that can be used for therapeutic intervention need to be more specific, which will reduce their ability to support inflammatory responses and enhance their potential roles in protecting against mast cell-related pathogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainHumansMast CellsNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsReceptors, NeurotransmitterNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsReceptors, NeurotransmitterNeuron-mast cell interactionNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitters

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PMID33239034
PMCPMC7691095
OpenAlexW3109497840

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