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ReviewCells2021

B Cells in Neuroinflammation: New Perspectives and Mechanistic Insights.

Julie J Ahn, Mohammad Abu-Rub, Robert H Miller

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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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

33 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Julie J AhnSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5168-6717
Mohammad Abu-RubMedical Faculty Associates, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3318-0522
Robert H MillerSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9050-4154

Funding

Defining the role of B cells in modulating CNS inflammation in multiple sclerosisF31NS117085 · NINDS · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AHN, JULIE J · 2020 to 2022
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NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS117085NINDS NIH HHS NS117085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the role of B cells in neurological disorders has substantially expanded our perspectives on mechanisms of neuroinflammation. The success of B cell-depleting therapies in patients with CNS diseases such as neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis has highlighted the importance of neuroimmune crosstalk in inflammatory processes. While B cells are essential for the adaptive immune system and antibody production, they are also major contributors of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine responses in a number of inflammatory diseases. B cells can contribute to neurological diseases through peripheral immune mechanisms, including production of cytokines and antibodies, or through CNS mechanisms following compartmentalization. Emerging evidence suggests that aberrant pro- or anti-inflammatory B cell populations contribute to neurological processes, including glial activation, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we summarize recent findings on B cell involvement in neuroinflammatory diseases and discuss evidence to support pathogenic immunomodulatory functions of B cells in neurological disorders, highlighting the importance of B cell-directed therapies.

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AnimalsB-LymphocytesBrainCytokinesHumansInflammationLymphocyte ActivationModels, BiologicalCytokinesAlzheimer’s diseaseB cellcytokinesmultiple sclerosisneuroinflammationneurological disordersParkinson’s disease

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PMID34206848
PMCPMC8305155

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