Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
"Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neurotrophic factor that promotes the survival of various neuronal cell types and may play an important role in the injury response in the nervous system.
| Descriptor ID |
D020934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.860.212 D12.776.467.860.212 D12.776.631.600.212 D23.529.850.212
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| Concept/Terms |
Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor- Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
- Factor, Ciliary Neurotrophic
- Neurotrophic Factor, Ciliary
- CNTF
- Ciliary Neuronotrophic Factor
- Factor, Ciliary Neuronotrophic
- Neuronotrophic Factor, Ciliary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of aerobic or resistance exercise, or both on insulin secretion, ciliary neurotrophic factor, and insulin-like growth factor-1 in dieting older adults with obesity. Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug; 51:50-62.
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Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) activation of astrocytes decreases spreading depolarization susceptibility and increases potassium clearance. Glia. 2015 Jan; 63(1):91-103.
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Cell type-specific STAT3 activation by gp130-related cytokines in the peripheral nerves. Neuroreport. 2009 May 06; 20(7):663-8.
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Interleukin-6 is required for the early induction of glial fibrillary acidic protein in Schwann cells during Wallerian degeneration. J Neurochem. 2009 Feb; 108(3):776-86.
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Developmental regulation of neurotransmitter phenotype through tetrahydrobiopterin. J Neurosci. 2002 Nov 01; 22(21):9445-52.
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Differential regulation of cytokine expression following pilocarpine-induced seizure. Exp Neurol. 1999 Oct; 159(2):333-46.
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X-ray-mediated reduction in basic fibroblast growth factor expression in primary rat astrocyte cultures. Radiat Res. 1997 Apr; 147(4):484-9.
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Preliminary evidence of phenytoin-induced alterations in embryonic gene expression in a mouse model. Reprod Toxicol. 1994 Sep-Oct; 8(5):383-95.
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Temporal and spatial expression of ciliary neurotrophic factor after peripheral nerve injury. Exp Neurol. 1993 Jun; 121(2):239-47.
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Divergent effects of astroglial and microglial secretions on neuron growth and survival. Exp Neurol. 1992 Oct; 118(1):62-72.