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ReviewCurrent neuropharmacology2021

Targeting Brain-spleen Crosstalk After Stroke: New Insights Into Stroke Pathology and Treatment.

Dong Han, Hang Liu, Yan Gao, Juan Feng

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Review in Current neuropharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Organ Crosstalk: The Role of Spleen.Phenomics (Cham, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dong HanDepartment of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Hang LiuDepartment of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yan GaoDepartment of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Juan FengDepartment of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
China Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771271
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune response following acute stroke has received significant attention. The spleen is an important immune organ, and more and more studies have shown that brain-spleen crosstalk after stroke plays an important role in its development and prognosis. There are many mechanisms of spleen activation after stroke, including activation of the sympathetic nervous system, the production of chemokines, and antigen presentation in the damaged brain. The changes in the spleen after stroke are mainly reflected in morphology, changes to immune cells, and cytokine production. Once activated, the spleen contracts, undergoes cellular changes, and releases inflammatory cytokines. Some studies have also shown that spleen cells specifically migrate to the site of primary brain injury. The size of the spleen is also negatively correlated with infarct volume - the more serious the spleen atrophy, the larger the infarct volume. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic response of the spleen to stroke will not only enable understanding of the evolution of ischemic brain injury but will also enable the identification of potential targets for stroke treatment. Here, we review recent basic and clinical drug studies on the spleen as a target for the treatment of stroke, focusing on therapeutic strategies for regulating the splenic response and inhibiting secondary brain injury.

Indexed as

Brain IschemiaStrokeBrainCytokinesHumansSpleenCytokinesimmune responsespleensplenectomysplenic atrophystem cell therapy.Stroke

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PMID33726651
PMCPMC8762174
OpenAlexW3138635917

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