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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Pharmacological depletion of microglia alleviates neuronal and vascular damage in the diabetic CX3CR1-WT retina but not in CX3CR1-KO or hCX3CR1

Kaira A Church, Derek Rodriguez, Andrew S Mendiola, Difernando Vanegas, Irene L Gutierrez, Ian Tamayo, Abdul Amadu, Priscila Velazquez, Sandra M Cardona, Stefka Gyoneva and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Macrophage activation contributes to diabetic retinopathy.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Kaira A ChurchDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Derek RodriguezDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Andrew S MendiolaDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Difernando VanegasDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Irene L GutierrezDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Ian TamayoDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Abdul AmaduDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Priscila VelazquezDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Sandra M CardonaDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Stefka GyonevaHuman Genetics, Cerevel Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Anne C CotleurAcute Neurology, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Richard M RansohoffAcute Neurology, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Tejbeer KaurBiomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States.
Astrid E CardonaDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
The University of Texas at San Antonio · USBiogen (United States) · USCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental · ESCreighton University · USTexas Center for Infectious Disease · US

Funding

UTSA RISE Research Training ProgramR25GM060655 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · PI BAREA-RODRIGUEZ, EDWIN J · 2000 to 2022
$21.6M
Microglia Mediated Inflammation in the Diabetic RetinaR01EY029913 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · PI CARDONA, ASTRID E · 2019 to 2022
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029913NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM060655
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy, a microvascular disease characterized by irreparable vascular damage, neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, is a leading complication of diabetes mellitus. There is no cure for DR, and medical interventions marginally slow the progression of disease. Microglia-mediated inflammation in the diabetic retina is regulated

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalMicrogliaAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1FibrinogenHumansInflammationMiceRetinaCarrier ProteinsCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1CX3CR1 protein, humanCx3cr1 protein, mouseFibrinogenCX3CR1 chemokine receptordepletiondiabetic retinopathyinflammationmicroglia

Identifiers

PMID37033925
PMCPMC10077890
OpenAlexW4360611862

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