ReviewBiology2023
Tunneling Nanotube: An Enticing Cell-Cell Communication in the Nervous System.
Review in Biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cellular Mechanisms Enabling Mitochondria Transfer and Transplantation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Glycolysis: The Bridge Between Cellular Interaction and Alzheimer's Disease.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- The progress of mitochondrial function and transfer in stem cell regulation and therapy.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026Review
- Extracellular Protein Quality Control in Tau Pathology.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Tunneling Nanotubes in Astrocyte-Neuron Crosstalk: From Intercellular Communication and Pathological Spread to Mechanobiological and Bio-Inspired Approaches.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Astrocytic mitochondrial transfer: a new horizon for metabolic rescue and precision therapy in ischemic stroke.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Stress-induced tunneling nanotube communication in CNS glial cells: implications for inflammatory demyelination and repair failure.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- From Neuron-Centric to Glia-Centric: How Aging Glial Networks Drive Neurodegenerative Disease.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- Tunneling Nanotube-Mediated Transcellular Autophagy Alleviates Cadmium Induced Hepatocyte Injury.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- ESCRT disruption provides evidence against trans-synaptic signaling via extracellular vesicles.The Journal of cell biology · 2024Article
- Article
- ESCRT disruption provides evidence against transsynaptic signaling functions for extracellular vesicles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Tunneling Nanotubes in the Brain.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2024Review
- Tunneling Nanotubes: The Cables for Viral Spread and Beyond.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
Abstract
The field of neuroscience is rapidly progressing, continuously uncovering new insights and discoveries. Among the areas that have shown immense potential in research, tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) have emerged as a promising subject of study. These minute structures act as conduits for the transfer of cellular materials between cells, representing a mechanism of communication that holds great significance. In particular, the interplay facilitated by TNTs among various cell types within the brain, including neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, glial cells, and microglia, can be essential for the normal development and optimal functioning of this complex organ. The involvement of TNTs in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease, has attracted significant attention. These disorders are characterized by the progressive degeneration of neurons and the subsequent decline in brain function. Studies have predicted that TNTs likely play critical roles in the propagation and spread of pathological factors, contributing to the advancement of these diseases. Thus, there is a growing interest in understanding the precise functions and mechanisms of TNTs within the nervous system. This review article, based on our recent work on Rhes-mediated TNTs, aims to explore the functions of TNTs within the brain and investigate their implications for neurodegenerative diseases. Using the knowledge gained from studying TNTs could offer novel opportunities for designing targeted treatments that can stop the progression of neurodegenerative disorders.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.