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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Anti-Inflammatory Therapies for Treatment of Inflammation-Related Preterm Brain Injury.

Jaya D Prasad, Katherine C Gunn, Joanne O Davidson, Robert Galinsky, Scott E Graham, Mary J Berry, Laura Bennet, Alistair J Gunn, Justin M Dean

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jaya D PrasadDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Katherine C GunnDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Joanne O DavidsonDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Robert GalinskyThe Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6374-9372
Scott E GrahamDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Mary J BerryDepartment of Pediatrics and Health Care, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
Laura BennetDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Alistair J GunnDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-0656-7035
Justin M DeanDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1377-0878
University of Auckland · NZHudson Institute of Medical Research · AUUniversity of Otago · NZ

Funding

Health Research Council of New Zealand 17/601Neurological Foundation of New Zealand 1522-PG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the prevalence of preterm brain injury, there are no established neuroprotective strategies to prevent or alleviate mild-to-moderate inflammation-related brain injury. Perinatal infection and inflammation have been shown to trigger acute neuroinflammation, including proinflammatory cytokine release and gliosis, which are associated with acute and chronic disturbances in brain cell survival and maturation. These findings suggest the hypothesis that the inhibition of peripheral immune responses following infection or nonspecific inflammation may be a therapeutic strategy to reduce the associated brain injury and neurobehavioral deficits. This review provides an overview of the neonatal immunity, neuroinflammation, and mechanisms of inflammation-related brain injury in preterm infants and explores the safety and efficacy of anti-inflammatory agents as potentially neurotherapeutics.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBrain InjuriesCytokinesHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInflammationModels, BiologicalAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesinfectioninflammationneuroprotectionwhite matter injury

Identifiers

PMID33924540
PMCPMC8069827
OpenAlexW3156773737

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