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ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2024

Understanding immune microenvironment alterations in the brain to improve the diagnosis and treatment of diverse brain diseases.

Xiaotong Xu, Yi Han, Binlong Zhang, Quanzhong Ren, Juan Ma, Sijin Liu

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Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaotong XuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
Yi HanGuang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People's Republic of China. hanyi@bucm.edu.cn.
Binlong ZhangGuang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People's Republic of China.
Quanzhong RenJST Sarcopenia Research Centre, National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100035, People's Republic of China.
Juan MaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China. juanm@rcees.ac.cn.
Sijin LiuState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNCapital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFA0901101National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFE0101500National Natural Science Foundation of China 22076210National Natural Science Foundation of China 22150006 and 22021003Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal inflammatory states in the brain are associated with a variety of brain diseases. The dynamic changes in the number and function of immune cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are advantageous for the early prediction and diagnosis of immune diseases affecting the brain. The aggregated factors and cells in inflamed CSF may represent candidate targets for therapy. The physiological barriers in the brain, such as the blood‒brain barrier (BBB), establish a stable environment for the distribution of resident immune cells. However, the underlying mechanism by which peripheral immune cells migrate into the brain and their role in maintaining immune homeostasis in CSF are still unclear. To advance our understanding of the causal link between brain diseases and immune cell status, we investigated the characteristics of immune cell changes in CSF and the molecular mechanisms involved in common brain diseases. Furthermore, we summarized the diagnostic and treatment methods for brain diseases in which immune cells and related cytokines in CSF are used as targets. Further investigations of the new immune cell subtypes and their contributions to the development of brain diseases are needed to improve diagnostic specificity and therapy.

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BrainBrain DiseasesBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierHomeostasisHumansBrain diseaseCerebrospinal fluidDisease diagnosis and therapeuticsImmune microenvironment

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PMID38368403
PMCPMC10874090
OpenAlexW4391899114

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