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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Mast Cells in Autism Spectrum Disorder-The Enigma to Be Solved?

Eleonora Kovacheva, Maria Gevezova, Michael Maes, Victoria Sarafian

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Neuroimmunology of Autism.Molecular neurobiology · 2025
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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 4 countries.

Eleonora KovachevaDepartment of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Maria GevezovaDepartment of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Michael MaesResearch Institute, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Victoria SarafianDepartment of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-1501-0175
Medical University Plovdiv · BGUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

European Union-NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria project № BG-RRP-2.004-0007-C01National Science Fund of Bulgaria KΠ-06-H33/6-2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disturbance of neurodevelopment with a complicated pathogenesis and unidentified etiology. Many children with ASD have a history of "allergic symptoms", often in the absence of mast cell (MC)-positive tests. Activation of MCs by various stimuli may release molecules related to inflammation and neurotoxicity, contributing to the development of ASD. The aim of the present paper is to enrich the current knowledge on the relationship between MCs and ASD by discussing key molecules and immune pathways associated with MCs in the pathogenesis of autism. Cytokines, essential marker molecules for MC degranulation and therapeutic targets, are also highlighted. Understanding the relationship between ASD and the activation of MCs, as well as the involved molecules and interactions, are the main points contributing to solving the enigma. Key molecules, associated with MCs, may provide new insights to the discovery of drug targets for modeling inflammation in ASD.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChildCytokinesHumansInflammationMast CellsCytokinesASDcytokinesMCsneuroinflammation

Identifiers

PMID38473898
PMCPMC10932299
OpenAlexW4392183113

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