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ReviewGlia2025

Oligodendrogenesis in Evolution, Development and Adulthood.

Hao Hu, Tianhao Gao, Jingwei Zhao, Huiliang Li

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Review in Glia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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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.

Hao HuWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3589-7204
Tianhao GaoWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-0669-9037
Jingwei ZhaoSystemic Medicine Centre, School of Basic Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1135-9743
Huiliang LiWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8274-3785

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L003236/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S000844/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/Z516363/1Medical Research Council UKRI537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligodendrogenesis and myelin formation are important processes in the central nervous system (CNS) of jawed vertebrates, underpinning the highly efficient neural computation within the compact CNS architecture. Myelin, the dense lipid sheath wrapped around axons, enables rapid signal transmission and modulation of neural circuits. Oligodendrocytes are generated from oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), which are widely distributed in the adult CNS and continue to produce new oligodendrocytes throughout life. Adult oligodendrogenesis is integral to adaptive myelination, which fine-tunes neural circuits in response to neuronal activity, contributing to neuroplasticity, learning, and memory. Emerging evidence also highlights the role of oligodendrogenesis in specialized brain regions, linking oligodendrocytes to metabolic and homeostatic functions. In the aging and diseased brain, dysregulated oligodendrogenesis exacerbates myelin loss and may contribute to pathogenesis. In addition, maladaptive myelination driven by aberrant neuronal activity could sustain a dysfunction in conditions such as epilepsy. This review summarizes the current understanding of oligodendrogenesis, with insights into its evolution, regulation, and impact on aging and disease.

Indexed as

Biological EvolutionBrainCell DifferentiationNeurogenesisOligodendrogliaAgingAnimalsHumansMyelin Sheathadaptive myelinationdevelopmentevolutionmaladaptive myelinationmyelinoligodendrocyteoligodendrogenesis

Identifiers

PMID40371693
PMCPMC12313009

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