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ArticleTheranostics2022

Disease-associated microglial activation prevents photoreceptor degeneration by suppressing the accumulation of cell debris and neutrophils in degenerating rat retinas.

Juncai He, Yan Fu, Lingling Ge, Jiaman Dai, Yajie Fang, Yijian Li, Xianliang Gu, Zui Tao, Ting Zou, Minghui Li and 3 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Juncai HeSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Yan FuSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Lingling GeSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Jiaman DaiSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Yajie FangSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Yijian LiSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Xianliang GuSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Zui TaoSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Ting ZouSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Minghui LiSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Yong LiuSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Haiwei XuSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Zheng Qin YinSouthwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Amy Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, P.R. China.
Southwest Hospital · CNArmy Medical University · CNChengdu Military General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinitis pigmentosa initially presents as night blindness owing to defects in rods, and the secondary degeneration of cones ultimately leads to blindness. Previous studies have identified active roles of microglia in the pathogenesis of photoreceptor degeneration in RP. However, the contribution of microglia to photoreceptor degeneration remains controversial, partly due to limited knowledge of microglial phenotypes during RP.

Indexed as

MicrogliaRetinal DegenerationAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansNeutrophilsRatsRetinaRetinal Cone Photoreceptor Cellsdisease-associated microgliamicroglianeutrophilphotoreceptorphotoreceptor degeneration

Identifiers

PMID35401812
PMCPMC8965480
OpenAlexW4225365597

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