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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2021

Neutrophil, Extracellular Matrix Components, and Their Interlinked Action in Promoting Secondary Pathogenesis After Spinal Cord Injury.

Sonam Dolma, Hemant Kumar

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. NG2 Glia and Cellular Crosstalk in Health and Disease: Focus on Spinal Cord Injury.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  13. Neutrophils: a new target for postoperative cognitive dysfunction.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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  20. The Potential of PIP3 in Enhancing Wound Healing.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sonam DolmaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Hemant KumarDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. hemantbhave@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-0245
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad · IN

Funding

Science and Engineering Research Board SRG/2020/000706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secondary pathogenesis following primary mechanical damage to the spinal cord is believed to be the ultimate reason for the limitation of currently available therapies. Precisely, the complex cascade of secondary events-mediated scar formation is the sole hurdle in the recovery process due to its inhibitory effect on axonal regeneration, plasticity, and remyelination. Neutrophils initiate this secondary injury along with other extracellular matrix components such as matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs), and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). Together, they mediate inflammation, necrosis, apoptosis, lesion, and scar formation at the injury site. Activated neutrophil releases several proteases, cytokines, and chemokines that cause complete tissue destruction. Thus, neutrophil activation and infiltration in the acute phase of injury act as a roadmap for inducing tissue destruction. MMPs, are extracellular proteolytic enzymes that degrade the ECM proteins, increases vascular permeability, and are predominantly released by neutrophils. These MMPs, in turn, cleave NG2 proteoglycan, a subtype of CSPG, into the active form. This active or shed form is involved in both the fibrotic as well as glial scar formation. Since neutrophils and ECM components are closely associated with each other in pathological conditions. Herein, we emphasize the interaction of neutrophils and their influence on ECM protein expression during the acute and chronic phases to identify a promising targets for designing a therapeutic approach in spinal cord injury.

Indexed as

AnimalsExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsNerve RegenerationNeutrophilsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesExtracellular Matrix ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesChondroitin sulphate proteoglycanExtracellular matrixMatrix metalloproteinaseNeutrophilsSpinal cord injury

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PMID34159551
OpenAlexW3177351514

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