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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Rho/ROCK Pathway and Noncoding RNAs: Implications in Ischemic Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury.

Tetsu Kimura, Yuta Horikoshi, Chika Kuriyagawa, Yukitoshi Niiyama

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The Roles of RhoA/ROCK/NF-κB Pathway in Microglia Polarization Following Ischemic Stroke.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2024
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Tetsu KimuraDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7981-2244
Yuta HorikoshiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3671-1627
Chika KuriyagawaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
Yukitoshi NiiyamaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
Akita University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic strokes (IS) and spinal cord injuries (SCI) are major causes of disability. RhoA is a small GTPase protein that activates a downstream effector, ROCK. The up-regulation of the RhoA/ROCK pathway contributes to neuronal apoptosis, neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, astrogliosis, and axon growth inhibition in IS and SCI. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), were previously considered to be non-functional. However, they have attracted much attention because they play an essential role in regulating gene expression in physiological and pathological conditions. There is growing evidence that ROCK inhibitors, such as fasudil and VX-210, can reduce injury in IS and SCI in animal models and clinical trials. Recently, it has been reported that miRNAs are decreased in IS and SCI, while lncRNAs are increased. Inhibiting the Rho/ROCK pathway with miRNAs alleviates apoptosis, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and axon growth inhibition in IS and SCI. Further studies are required to explore the significance of ncRNAs in IS and SCI and to establish new strategies for preventing and treating these devastating diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrain IschemiaHumansIschemic Strokerho-Associated KinasesRNA, UntranslatedSignal TransductionSpinal CordSpinal Cord Injuriesrho-Associated KinasesRNA, Untranslatedangiogenesisapoptosisaxon regrowthinflammationneurogenesisnoncoding RNARhoRho kinasespinal cord injurystroke

Identifiers

PMID34769004
PMCPMC8584200
OpenAlexW3208500115

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