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ArticleActa neuropathologica2021

Selective vulnerability of inhibitory networks in multiple sclerosis.

Lida Zoupi, Sam A Booker, Dimitri Eigel, Carsten Werner, Peter C Kind, Tara L Spires-Jones, Ben Newland, Anna C Williams

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 76 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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lida ZoupiCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7529-8492
Sam A BookerCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1980-9873
Dimitri EigelLeibniz-Institut Für Polymerforschung Dresden E.V, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1364-8629
Carsten WernerLeibniz-Institut Für Polymerforschung Dresden E.V, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0189-3448
Peter C KindCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4256-9639
Tara L Spires-JonesCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2530-0598
Ben NewlandLeibniz-Institut Für Polymerforschung Dresden E.V, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5214-2604
Anna C WilliamsCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK. anna.williams@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6329-382X
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research · DEMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUK Dementia Research Institute · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K014137/1Medical Research Council MR/P006213/1Medical Research Council MR/P016022/1Medical Research Council MR/S035915/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, neurodegeneration is detected early in the disease course and is associated with the long-term disability of patients. Neurodegeneration is linked to both inflammation and demyelination, but its exact cause remains unknown. This gap in knowledge contributes to the current lack of treatments for the neurodegenerative phase of MS. Here we ask if neurodegeneration in MS affects specific neuronal components and if it is the result of demyelination. Neuropathological examination of secondary progressive MS motor cortices revealed a selective vulnerability of inhibitory interneurons in MS. The generation of a rodent model of focal subpial cortical demyelination reproduces this selective neurodegeneration providing a new preclinical model for the study of neuroprotective treatments.

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AgedAnimalsBrainDemyelinating DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveNerve DegenerationNeuronsInterneuronsMultiple sclerosisMyelinNeurodegenerationSynapses

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PMID33449171
PMCPMC7882577
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