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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2022

MicroRNAs in Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity and Addiction.

Bi Deng, Zhirui Zhang, Huixuan Zhou, Xinran Zhang, Shuliang Niu, Xisheng Yan, Jie Yan

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bi DengDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhirui ZhangDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Huixuan ZhouDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xinran ZhangDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Shuliang NiuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Xisheng YanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wuhan Third Hospital and Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jie YanDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNWuhan Third Hospital · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methamphetamine (METH) abuse remains a significant public health concern globally owing to its strong addictive properties. Prolonged abuse of the drug causes irreversible damage to the central nervous system. To date, no efficient pharmacological interventions are available, primarily due to the unclear mechanisms underlying METH action in the brain. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified to play critical roles in various cellular processes. The expression levels of some miRNAs are altered after METH administration, which may influence the transcription of target genes to regulate METH toxicity or addiction. This review summarizes the miRNAs in the context of METH use, discussing their role in the reward effect and neurotoxic sequelae. Better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in METH would be helpful for the development of new therapeutic strategies in reducing the harm of the drug.

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addictionmethamphetaminemicroRNAsneurotoxicitytreatment

Identifiers

PMID35496314
PMCPMC9046672
OpenAlexW4224013024

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