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ArticleCell reports2021

The microglial P2Y

Mar Puigdellívol, Stefan Milde, Anna Vilalta, Tom O J Cockram, David H Allendorf, Jeffrey Y Lee, Jacob M Dundee, Katryna Pampuščenko, Vilmante Borutaite, Hugh N Nuthall and 3 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

45 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Therapeutic targeting of senescent cells in the CNS.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2024
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  18. The microglial P2YTranslational neurodegeneration · 2024
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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

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mar PuigdellívolDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK; Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Stefan MildeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Anna VilaltaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Tom O J CockramDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
David H AllendorfDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Jeffrey Y LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Jacob M DundeeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Katryna PampuščenkoNeuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Vilmante BorutaiteNeuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Hugh N NuthallNeuroscience, Eli Lilly Research & Development, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH, UK.
Jack H BrelstaffClinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Maria Grazia SpillantiniClinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Guy C BrownDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK. Electronic address: gcb3@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBLithuanian University of Health Sciences · LTEli Lilly (United Kingdom) · GBUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L010593Medical Research Council MR/L010593/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 208363/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia are implicated in neurodegeneration, potentially by phagocytosing neurons, but it is unclear how to block the detrimental effects of microglia while preserving their beneficial roles. The microglial P2Y

Indexed as

PhagocytosisAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsFemaleMaleMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesReceptors, Purinergic P2tau ProteinsAmyloid beta-Peptidespurinoceptor P2Y6Receptors, Purinergic P2tau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseasecell deathmemory deficitsmicroglianeurodegenerationP2Y(6) receptorphagocytosis

Identifiers

PMID34965424
PMCPMC8733854
OpenAlexW4200118966

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