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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2021

Effects of Microglial Activation and Polarization on Brain Injury After Stroke.

Rui Dong, Renxuan Huang, Jiaoqi Wang, Hongyu Liu, Zhongxin Xu

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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rui DongDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Renxuan HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jiaoqi WangDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hongyu LiuDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhongxin XuDepartment of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jilin University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. The subsequent development of neuroinflammation and brain edema dramatically increases the risks associated with stroke, leading to a substantial increase in mortality. Although considerable progress has been made in improving cerebral perfusion in the acute phase of stroke, effective treatment options for the subacute and chronic phases associated with cerebral infarction are limited. Microglia, the innate immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), can be activated and polarized to take on different phenotypes in response to stimulations associated with stroke, including pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory phenotypes, which affect the prognosis of stroke. Therefore, investigation of the activation and polarizing mechanisms of microglia plays a critical role in treating stroke. The aim of this article was to investigate the significance of microglial phenotype regulation in stroke treatment by summarizing the activation, polarizing mechanisms, and general microglia characteristics.

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PMID34276530
PMCPMC8280287
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