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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Neuroinflammation: A Potential Risk for Dementia.

Md Afroz Ahmad, Ozaifa Kareem, Mohammad Khushtar, Md Akbar, Md Rafiul Haque, Ashif Iqubal, Md Faheem Haider, Faheem Hyder Pottoo, Fatima S Abdulla, Mahia B Al-Haidar and 1 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
86citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 137 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

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Md Afroz AhmadDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow 226021, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6882-5581
Ozaifa KareemDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, India.
Mohammad KhushtarDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow 226021, India.
Md AkbarPharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5117-9413
Md Rafiul HaqueDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Al-Karim University, Katihar 854106, India.
Ashif IqubalPharmaceutical Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4694-4851
Md Faheem HaiderDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow 226021, India.
Faheem Hyder PottooDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2577-7505
Fatima S AbdullaCollege of Medicine and Health Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates.
Mahia B Al-HaidarCollege of Medicine and Health Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates.
Noora AlhajriDepartment of Medicine, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-7205-7493
Integral University · INJamia Hamdard · INKhalifa University of Science and Technology · AEImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SASheikh Shakhbout Medical City · AEUniversity of Kashmir · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia is a neurodegenerative condition that is considered a major factor contributing to cognitive decline that reduces independent function. Pathophysiological pathways are not well defined for neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia; however, published evidence has shown the role of numerous inflammatory processes in the brain contributing toward their pathology. Microglia of the central nervous system (CNS) are the principal components of the brain's immune defence system and can detect harmful or external pathogens. When stimulated, the cells trigger neuroinflammatory responses by releasing proinflammatory chemokines, cytokines, reactive oxygen species, and nitrogen species in order to preserve the cell's microenvironment. These proinflammatory markers include cytokines such as IL-1, IL-6, and TNFα chemokines such as CCR3 and CCL2 and CCR5. Microglial cells may produce a prolonged inflammatory response that, in some circumstances, is indicated in the promotion of neurodegenerative diseases. The present review is focused on the involvement of microglial cell activation throughout neurodegenerative conditions and the link between neuroinflammatory processes and dementia.

Indexed as

AnimalsCognitive DysfunctionDementiaHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsNervous SystemRisk FactorsInflammation MediatorsAlzheimer’s diseasechemokinescytokinesdementiamicroglial cell activationneuroinflammationphagocytosis

Identifiers

PMID35054805
PMCPMC8775769
OpenAlexW4206005285

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