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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Astroglia in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kinga Gzielo, Agnieszka Nikiforuk

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Neuroimmunology of Autism.Molecular neurobiology · 2025
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  10. Transcranial photobiomodulation for neurodevelopmental disorders: a narrative review.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
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  16. Rett and Rett-related disorders: Common mechanisms for shared symptoms?Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2023
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kinga GzieloMaj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2774-3982
Agnieszka NikiforukMaj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and Drug Development, 12 Smętna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2424-8348
Maj Institute of Pharmacology · PL

Funding

National Science Center, Kraków, Poland 2016/23/B/NZ7/01131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an umbrella term encompassing several neurodevelopmental disorders such as Asperger syndrome or autism. It is characterised by the occurrence of distinct deficits in social behaviour and communication and repetitive patterns of behaviour. The symptoms may be of different intensity and may vary in types. Risk factors for ASD include disturbed brain homeostasis, genetic predispositions, or inflammation during the prenatal period caused by viruses or bacteria. The number of diagnosed cases is growing, but the main cause and mechanism leading to ASD is still uncertain. Recent findings from animal models and human cases highlight the contribution of glia to the ASD pathophysiology. It is known that glia cells are not only "gluing" neurons together but are key players participating in different processes crucial for proper brain functioning, including neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, inflammation, myelination, proper glutamate processing and many others. Despite the prerequisites for the involvement of glia in the processes related to the onset of autism, there are far too little data regarding the engagement of these cells in the development of ASD.

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesAutism Spectrum DisorderBehavior, AnimalCalcium SignalingCell ShapeDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMicrogliaModels, NeurologicalOligodendrogliaSex FactorsSocial Skillsastrocytesautismglia

Identifiers

PMID34768975
PMCPMC8583956
OpenAlexW3211168829

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