Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34492307›Full record

ReviewProgress in neurobiology2022

Neuroimmune interactions and immunoengineering strategies in peripheral nerve repair.

Kathryn L Wofford, Robert B Shultz, Justin C Burrell, D Kacy Cullen

Open access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Progress in neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Review
  12. The peripheral Atf3Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025
    Article
  13. Emerging role of macrophages in neuropathic pain.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025
    Review
  14. Review
  15. Review
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article
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.

Kathryn L WoffordCenter for Brain Injury & Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
Robert B ShultzCenter for Brain Injury & Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Axonova Medical, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
Justin C BurrellCenter for Brain Injury & Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
D Kacy CullenCenter for Brain Injury & Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Axonova Medical, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States. Electronic address: dkacy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Nova Medical (United States) · USPhiladelphia VA Medical Center · US

Funding

NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001880 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MEAGHER, EMMA ANNE · 2016 to 2025
$10.0M
BRIAN INJURY TRAINING GRANTT32NS043126 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Douglas Hamilton Smith · 2003 to 2026
$5.9M
Translational Research in Regenerative MedicineT32EB005583 · NIBIB · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI LEE, KIBUM, PAREKKADAN, BIJU · 2006 to 2022
$4.7M
Generation of Tissue Engineered Nerve Grafts from GalSafe Porcine NeuronsR44NS108869 · NINDS · AXONOVA MEDICAL, LLC · PI KATIYAR, KRITIKA · 2020 to 2022
$2.9M
Generation of Tissue Engineered Nerve Grafts from GalSafe Porcine NeuronsR43NS108869 · NINDS · AXONOVA MEDICAL, LLC · PI LEDEBUR, HARRY · 2018 to 2018
$225k
Chronic Neurodegenerative Sequelae Driven by Neuroinflammation After Mild TBIR03NS116301 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CULLEN, DANIEL KACY · 2020 to 2020
$162k
Understanding and Employing Innate Immune Cell Infiltration into the Brain Following TraumaF32NS116205 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WOFFORD, KATHRYN LEIGH · 2020 to 2022
$155k
Transplantable Micro-Tissue Engineered Neural Networks to Restore the Nigrostriatal Pathway in Parkinson's DiseaseI01BX003748 · VA · PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI CULLEN, DANIEL KACY · 2017 to 2022
–
BLRD VA I01 BX003748NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001880NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB005583NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS116205NINDS NIH HHS R03 NS116301NINDS NIH HHS R43 NS108869NINDS NIH HHS R44 NS108869NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS043126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve injuries result in disrupted cellular communication between the central nervous system and somatic distal end targets. The peripheral nervous system is capable of independent and extensive regeneration; however, meaningful target muscle reinnervation and functional recovery remain limited and may result in chronic neuropathic pain and diminished quality of life. Macrophages, the primary innate immune cells of the body, are critical contributors to regeneration of the injured peripheral nervous system. However, in some clinical scenarios, macrophages may fail to provide adequate support with optimal timing, duration, and location. Here, we review the history of immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory strategies to treat nerve injuries. Thereafter, we enumerate the ways in which macrophages contribute to successful nerve regeneration. We argue that implementing macrophage-based immunomodulatory therapies is a promising treatment strategy for nerve injuries across a wide range of clinical presentations.

Indexed as

NeuroimmunomodulationPeripheral Nerve InjuriesHumansNerve RegenerationPeripheral NervesQuality of LifeImmunoengineeringImmunomodulationMacrophagesPeripheral nerve injuryRegeneration

Identifiers

PMID34492307
PMCPMC8712351
OpenAlexW3196365013

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

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 Socratic graph.