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ReviewTrends in immunology2021

Neuroimmune cleanup crews in brain injury.

Ashley C Bolte, John R Lukens

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 65 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashley C BolteCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Immunology Training Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
John R LukensCenter for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Immunology Training Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: Jrl7n@virginia.edu.
University of Virginia · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007267 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI GARCIA-BLANCO, MARIANO A. · 1985 to 2024
$13.4M
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007496 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Michael G. Brown, Coleen A McNamara · 1995 to 2026
$10.2M
Inflammasome activation and lymphatic dysfunction in traumatic brain injuryR01NS106383 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LUKENS, JOHN R · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction in traumatic brain injury: roles in disease pathogenesis andlong-term outcomes.F30AG069396 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BOLTE, ASHLEY C · 2020 to 2022
$147k
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007496NIA NIH HHS F30 AG069396NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007267NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106383
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Mounting evidence indicates that the immune system is critically involved in TBI pathogenesis, where it is deployed to dispose of neurotoxic material generated from head trauma and to instruct the wound healing process. However, the immune response to brain damage must be carefully held in check as aberrant regulation of immune signaling can lead to deleterious neuroinflammation, brain pathology, and neurological dysfunction. Efficient clearance of neurotoxic material by microglia (the brain's resident phagocytes) and the glymphatic-meningeal lymphatic drainage system are paramount to keeping the immune system in balance following head trauma. In this review, we highlight emerging evidence that defines pivotal roles for microglia and the recently discovered glymphatic-meningeal lymphatic system in TBI pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Brain InjuriesBrain Injuries, TraumaticGlymphatic SystemBrainHumansMicroglia

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PMID33941486
PMCPMC8165004
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