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ArticlePharmaceutical biology2021

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Xue-Jiao Pi, Qing-Qing Zhao, Jin-Xin Wang, Xu-Lan Zhang, Ding Yuan, Shan-Shan Hu, Yu-Min He, Chang-Cheng Zhang, Zhi-Yong Zhou, Ting Wang

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Article in Pharmaceutical biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 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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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

4 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

10 authors.

Xue-Jiao PiAcademy of Nutrition and Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qing-Qing ZhaoCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Jin-Xin WangCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Xu-Lan ZhangCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Ding YuanCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Shan-Shan HuCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Yu-Min HeCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Chang-Cheng ZhangCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Zhi-Yong ZhouCollege of Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Ting WangAcademy of Nutrition and Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-0237

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectiveTo explore the neuroprotective effect of SPJ on natural ageing of rat. MATERIALS AND

methodsSprague-Dawley (SD) rats 18-month-old were divided into ageing control, ageing treated with SPJ 10 or 30 mg/kg (

resultsSPJ attenuated ageing-induced cognitive impairment as indicated by elevated number of times crossing the target platform (from 1.63 to 3.5) and longer time spent in the target platform quadrant (from 1.33 to 1.98). Meanwhile, SPJ improved the morphology of microglia and synapse, and activated M2 microglia polarisation including increased hippocampus levels of CD206 (from 0.98 to 1.47) and YM-1 (from 0.67 to 1.1), and enhanced autophagy-related proteins LC3B (from 0.48 to 0.82), Beclin1 (from 0.32 to 0.51), Atg5 (from 0.22 to 0.89) whereas decreased p62 level (from 0.71 to 0.45) of ageing rats. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsSPJ improved cognitive deficits of ageing rats through attenuating microglial inflammation and enhancing microglial autophagy, which could be used to treat neurodegenerative disorders.

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AgingAnimalsAutophagyCognitive DysfunctionHippocampusInflammationMaleMaze LearningMicrogliaNeuroprotective AgentsPanaxRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySaponinsNeuroprotective AgentsSaponinscognitive functionM1-like phenotypeM2-like phenotypemicrogliaNeuroinflamamtion

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PMID34403300
PMCPMC8381902

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