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ReviewFASEB bioAdvances2021

Extracellular Vesicles in neural cell interaction and CNS homeostasis.

Andrea Schnatz, Christina Müller, Alexandra Brahmer, Eva-Maria Krämer-Albers

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Review in FASEB bioAdvances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
73citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

73 citing papers in PubMed, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Andrea SchnatzInstitute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology Biology of Extracellular Vesicles University of Mainz Mainz Germany.
Christina MüllerInstitute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology Biology of Extracellular Vesicles University of Mainz Mainz Germany.
Alexandra BrahmerInstitute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology Biology of Extracellular Vesicles University of Mainz Mainz Germany.
Eva-Maria Krämer-AlbersInstitute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology Biology of Extracellular Vesicles University of Mainz Mainz Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7994-1185
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis critically depends on the interaction between neurons and glia cells. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) recently emerged as versatile messengers in CNS cell communication. EVs are released by neurons and glia in activity-dependent manner and address multiple target cells within and outside the nervous system. Here, we summarize the recent advances in understanding the physiological roles of EVs in the nervous system and their ability to deliver signals across the CNS barriers. In addition to the disposal of cellular components via EVs and clearance by phagocytic cells, EVs are involved in plasticity-associated processes, mediate trophic support and neuroprotection, promote axonal maintenance, and modulate neuroinflammation. While individual functional components of the EV cargo are becoming progressively identified, the role of neural EVs as compound multimodal signaling entities remains to be elucidated. Novel transgenic models and imaging technologies allow EV tracking in vivo and provide further insight into EV targeting and their mode of action. Overall, EVs represent key players in the maintenance of CNS homeostasis essential for the lifelong performance of neural networks and thus provide a wide spectrum of biomedical applications.

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axonal maintenanceblood–brain barrierexosomesin vivo imagingmicrovesiclesneuroinflammationneuron–glia interactionsynaptic plasticity

Identifiers

PMID34377954
PMCPMC8332475
OpenAlexW3157511827

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