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ReviewFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2021

Activation and Role of Astrocytes in Ischemic Stroke.

Xin-Ya Shen, Zhen-Kun Gao, Yu Han, Mei Yuan, Yi-Sha Guo, Xia Bi

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Review in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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113citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

113 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xin-Ya ShenGraduate School of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhen-Kun GaoGraduate School of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu HanDepartment of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Mei YuanDepartment of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Yi-Sha GuoDepartment of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Xia BiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai University of Sport · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke refers to the disorder of blood supply of local brain tissue caused by various reasons. It has high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS). They are responsible for the homeostasis, nutrition, and protection of the CNS and play an essential role in many nervous system diseases' physiological and pathological processes. After stroke injury, astrocytes are activated and play a protective role through the heterogeneous and gradual changes of their gene expression, morphology, proliferation, and function, that is, reactive astrocytes. However, the position of reactive astrocytes has always been a controversial topic. Many studies have shown that reactive astrocytes are a double-edged sword with both beneficial and harmful effects. It is worth noting that their different spatial and temporal expression determines astrocytes' various functions. Here, we comprehensively review the different roles and mechanisms of astrocytes after ischemic stroke. In addition, the intracellular mechanism of astrocyte activation has also been involved. More importantly, due to the complex cascade reaction and action mechanism after ischemic stroke, the role of astrocytes is still difficult to define. Still, there is no doubt that astrocytes are one of the critical factors mediating the deterioration or improvement of ischemic stroke.

Indexed as

astrocyteblood–brain barriercerebral edemaglutamateinflammationischemic strokeoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID34867201
PMCPMC8635513
OpenAlexW3213004408

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