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ReviewCurrent neurovascular research2021

Interleukin-6: Important Mediator of Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Brandon Lucke-Wold, Koji Hosaka, William Dodd, Kartik Motwani, Dimitri Laurent, Melanie Martinez, Brian Hoh

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In one paragraph

Review in Current neurovascular research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brandon Lucke-WoldDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Koji HosakaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
William DoddCollege of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Kartik MotwaniCollege of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Dimitri LaurentDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Melanie MartinezDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Brian HohDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
University of Florida · US

Funding

Inflammatory Mediators and Mechanisms of Cerebral Aneurysm Formation and RuptureR01NS110710 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI HOH, BRIAN LIM · 2020 to 2023
$1.4M
Inflammatory Mediators and Mechanisms of Cerebral Aneurysm Formation and RuptureR56NS110710 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI HOH, BRIAN LIM · 2019 to 2019
$518k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110710NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS110710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The correlation of neuroinflammation with the development of cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage has been well documented in the literature; both clinical and preclinical. The exact mechanisms by which this process occurs, however, are poorly elucidated. Recent evidence indicates that interleukin-6 is not only an important prognostic biomarker for subarachnoid hemorrhage and subsequent vasospasm development but also an integral component in the progression of injury following initial insult. In this review, we briefly highlight other pathways under investigation and focus heavily on what has been discovered regarding the role of interleukin 6 and cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. A proposed mechanistic pathway is highlighted in written and graphical format. A discussion regarding the human correlative findings and initial pre-clinical mechanistic studies is addressed. Finally, in the future investigation section, innovative developments and a clear description of areas warranting further scientific inquiry are emphasized. This review will catalyze continued discovery in this area of emerging significance and aid in the quest for effective vasospasm treatment where limited clinical therapeutics currently exist.

Indexed as

Subarachnoid HemorrhageVasospasm, IntracranialHumansInterleukin-6Interleukin-6apoptosiscerebral vasospasmInterleukin-6microglianeuroinflammation.subarachnoid hemorrhage

Identifiers

PMID34736380
PMCPMC10127255
OpenAlexW3209452304

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