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ReviewKorean journal of neurotrauma2023

Mini-Review: Role of Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): What We Know and What We Should Know.

Mohammad Kazem Sarpolaki, Ali Vafaei, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Arad Iranmehr

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Review in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Kazem SarpolakiNeurological Surgery Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (IKHC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-0503
Ali VafaeiExperimental Medicine Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-1792
Mohammad Reza FattahiMultiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-0654
Arad IranmehrNeurological Surgery Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (IKHC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5932-9375
Imam Khomeini Hospital · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the most important clinical and research areas in neurosurgery, owing to their devastating effects and high prevalence. Over the last few decades, there has been increasing research on the complex pathophysiology of TBI and secondary injuries following TBI. A growing body of evidence has shown that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), a well-known cardiovascular regulatory pathway, plays a role in TBI pathophysiology. Acknowledging these complex and poorly understood pathways and their role in TBI could help design new clinical trials involving drugs that alter the RAS network, most notably angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. This study aimed to briefly review the molecular, animal, and human studies on these drugs in TBI and provide a clear vision for researchers to fill knowledge gaps in the future.

Indexed as

AngiotensinBrain injuryRenin-angiotensin systemTraumatic brain injury

Identifiers

PMID37431373
PMCPMC10329892
OpenAlexW4382068564

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