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ArticleJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology2022

Injection of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles to Treat Spinal Cord Injury in Rats.

Zahra Behroozi, Behnaz Rahimi, Michael R Hamblin, Farinaz Nasirinezhad, Atousa Janzadeh, Fatemeh Ramezani

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Article in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zahra BehrooziFrom the Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmaclogy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Kerman, Iran.
Behnaz RahimiDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Michael R HamblinLaser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa.
Farinaz NasirinezhadPhysiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Atousa JanzadehRadiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh RamezaniPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Johannesburg · ZA

Funding

Photodynamic Therapy of Localized InfectionsR01AI050875 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HAMBLIN, MICHAEL R · 2003 to 2017
$4.8M
Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy for Catherer-Associated Urinary Tract InfectionsR21AI121700 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HAMBLIN, MICHAEL R · 2016 to 2017
$462k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050875NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI121700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of local injection of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) in a rat spinal cord injury (SCI) model. Thirty-six adult male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: controls (healthy animals), sham (laminectomy), SCI (laminectomy+SCI induction), and treatment (laminectomy+SCI induction+intrathecal injection of CeONPs immediately after injury). SCI was induced using an aneurysm clip at the T12-T13 vertebral region. Motor performance and pain threshold tests were performed weekly; H&E staining and measurement of cavity sizes were performed 6 weeks after injury. The expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF), P44/42 MAPK, P-P44/42 MAPK, Tau, myelin-associated glycoprotein(MAG) was evaluated after 6 weeks by Western blot. The Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan locomotor scoring scales improved in animals receiving CeONPs compared with SCI animals. The cavity sizes were less in the treatment group. GCSF expression was similar in the animals receiving CeONPs compared with the SCI group but the expression of ERK1/ERK2 and phospho-ERK was lower than in the SCI group. Expression levels of Tau and MAG were significantly increased in treated animals compared to the SCI group. These data indicate that the use of CeONPs may improve motor functional recovery in SCI.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsCeriumMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cordceric oxideCeriumCerium oxide nanoparticlesNeural cellsRegenerationSpinal cord injury

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PMID35472142
PMCPMC9297098
OpenAlexW4226218472

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