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ReviewCells2025

The Role of Perineuronal Nets in Physiology and Disease: Insights from Recent Studies.

Sophia Auer, Martin Schicht, Lucas Hoffmann, Silvia Budday, Renato Frischknecht, Ingmar Blümcke, Friedrich Paulsen

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Motor Neuron Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Hyaluronan: An Architect and Integrator for Cancer and Neural Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Putative role of TMEM165 in congenital cardiomyopathies.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 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

7 authors.

Sophia AuerInstitute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-8467-0058
Martin SchichtInstitute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5155-5477
Lucas HoffmannDepartment of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Partner of the European Reference Network (ERN) EpiCARE, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Silvia BuddayInstitute of Continuum Mechanics and Biomechanics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7072-8174
Renato FrischknechtDepartment of Biology, Animal Physiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1268-7511
Ingmar BlümckeDepartment of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Partner of the European Reference Network (ERN) EpiCARE, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8676-0788
Friedrich PaulsenInstitute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0527-0953

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 460333672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized extracellular matrix structures that predominantly surround inhibitory neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). They have been identified as crucial regulators of synaptic plasticity and neuronal excitability. This literature review aims to summarize the current state of knowledge about PNNs, their molecular composition and structure, as well as their functional roles and involvement in neurological diseases. Furthermore, future directions in PNN research are proposed, and the therapeutic potential of targeting PNNs to develop novel treatment options for various neurological disorders is explored. This review emphasizes the importance of PNNs in CNS physiology and pathology and underscores the need for further research in this area.

Indexed as

Central Nervous SystemExtracellular MatrixNerve NetNeuronsAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityAlzheimer’s diseaseepilepsyextracellular matrixperineuronal netsschizophrenia

Identifiers

PMID40072050
PMCPMC11898492

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