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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Impact of inflammation and Treg cell regulation on neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: mechanisms and therapeutic prospects.

Chunjia Zhang, Yan Li, Yan Yu, Zehui Li, Xin Xu, Zuliyaer Talifu, Wubo Liu, Degang Yang, Feng Gao, Song Wei and 5 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chunjia ZhangSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan LiInstitute of Rehabilitation medicine, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China.
Yan YuInstitute of Rehabilitation medicine, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China.
Zehui LiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xin XuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zuliyaer TalifuSchool of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Wubo LiuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Degang YangSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Feng GaoSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Song WeiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liang ZhangSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Han GongSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Run PengSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liangjie DuSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jianjun LiSchool of Rehabilitation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNChina Rehabilitation Research Center · CNShandong University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury is a severe neurological trauma that can frequently lead to neuropathic pain. During the initial stages following spinal cord injury, inflammation plays a critical role; however, excessive inflammation can exacerbate pain. Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) have a crucial function in regulating inflammation and alleviating neuropathic pain. Treg cells release suppressor cytokines and modulate the function of other immune cells to suppress the inflammatory response. Simultaneously, inflammation impedes Treg cell activity, further intensifying neuropathic pain. Therefore, suppressing the inflammatory response while enhancing Treg cell regulatory function may provide novel therapeutic avenues for treating neuropathic pain resulting from spinal cord injury. This review comprehensively describes the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory response and Treg cell regulation subsequent to spinal cord injury, with a specific focus on exploring the potential mechanisms through which Treg cells regulate neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. The insights gained from this review aim to provide new concepts and a rationale for the therapeutic prospects and direction of cell therapy in spinal cord injury-related conditions.

Indexed as

NeuralgiaSpinal Cord InjuriesCytokinesHumansInflammationT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCytokinescell therapyinflammationneuropathic painspinal cord injuryTreg cells

Identifiers

PMID38348031
PMCPMC10859493
OpenAlexW4391320670

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