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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase in Central Nervous System Health and Disease: A Focus on Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells.

Divine C Nwafor, Allison L Brichacek, Ahsan Ali, Candice M Brown

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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 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Divine C NwaforDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University Health Science Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7347-9524
Allison L BrichacekDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University Health Science Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0115-2535
Ahsan AliDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University Health Science Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Candice M BrownDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University Health Science Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5845-0221
West Virginia University · US

Funding

NIH HHS AG052375NIH HHS GM109098NIH HHS NS081014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) is an ectoenzyme bound to the plasma membranes of numerous cells via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety. TNAP's function is well-recognized from earlier studies establishing its important role in bone mineralization. TNAP is also highly expressed in cerebral microvessels; however, its function in brain cerebral microvessels is poorly understood. In recent years, few studies have begun to delineate a role for TNAP in brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs)-a key component of cerebral microvessels. This review summarizes important information on the role of BMEC TNAP, and its implication in health and disease. Furthermore, we discuss current models and tools that may assist researchers in elucidating the function of TNAP in BMECs.

Indexed as

Alkaline PhosphataseAnimalsBrainCentral Nervous SystemEndothelial CellsHumansMicrovesselsAlkaline PhosphataseALPL protein, humanagingAlplAlzheimer’s diseaseblood-brain barrierbrain microvascular endothelial cellscerebral microvesselssepsisstroketissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphataseTNAP

Identifiers

PMID34067629
PMCPMC8156423
OpenAlexW3163351333

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Registered trials

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