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ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2023

Microglia-Mediated Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease.

Wenhao Huang, Qing Xia, Feifei Zheng, Xue Zhao, Fangliang Ge, Jiaying Xiao, Zijie Liu, Yingying Shen, Ke Ye, Dayong Wang and 1 more

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Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 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

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenhao HuangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Qing XiaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Feifei ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Xue ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Fangliang GeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Jiaying XiaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Zijie LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Yingying ShenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Ke YeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Dayong WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Yanze LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Harbin Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurovascular unit (NVU) is involved in the pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The NVU is a structural and functional complex that maintains microenvironmental homeostasis and metabolic balance in the central nervous system. As one of the most important components of the NVU, microglia not only induce blood-brain barrier breakdown by promoting neuroinflammation, the infiltration of peripheral white blood cells and oxidative stress but also mediate neurovascular uncoupling by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction in neurons, abnormal contraction of cerebral vessels, and pericyte loss in AD. In addition, microglia-mediated dysfunction of cellular components in the NVU, such as astrocytes and pericytes, can destroy the integrity of the NVU and lead to NVU impairment. Therefore, we review the mechanisms of microglia-mediated NVU dysfunction in AD. Furthermore, existing therapeutic advancements aimed at restoring the function of microglia and the NVU in AD are discussed. Finally, we predict the role of pericytes in microglia-mediated NVU dysfunction in AD is the hotspot in the future.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAstrocytesBlood-Brain BarrierHumansMicrogliaNeuronsAlzheimer’s diseaseblood-brain barriermicroglianeurovascular uncouplingneurovascular unitpericyte

Identifiers

PMID36683511
PMCPMC10473143
OpenAlexW4317542689

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