Component
Rat OPC BrdU incorporation
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
SA did not significantly change the rat-opc-brdu readout.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text retrieved; relevant methods/results/figures reviewed. Selective extraction, not raw-data reanalysis or exhaustive supplemental extraction.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "SA 100 µg/mL", "comparator": "Vehicle", "endpoint": "SA did not significantly change the rat-opc-brdu readout.", "effect_direction": "no_detected_change", "combination": "single", "conditions": []} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Primary rat OPCs, 100 µg/mL SA versus vehicle.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Interpret only within the recorded preparation, exposure and comparator. The complete source passage retains qualifications; unspecified doses/timing have not been extracted here. No clinical efficacy, nutrient deficiency or unique molecular mediation is inferred.
- plain_language
- SA did not significantly change the rat-opc-brdu readout.
- primary_references
- Shikimic Acid Promotes Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Differentiation and Accelerates Remyelination in Mice. | 2019 | DOI 10.1007/s12264-018-0322-7 | PMID 30684125 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30684125/ | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-018-0322-7 | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6527532/
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 69-69; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Shikimic acid: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 69–69
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Primary rat OPCs, 100 µg/mL SA versus vehicle. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
**Oligodendrocyte differentiation differs from proliferation.** In primary rat oligodendrocyte precursor cultures, shikimic acid at 1–100 µg/mL increased MBP-associated differentiation after 72 h, with 100 µg/mL used for subsequent experiments. That highest concentration is calculated as about 574 µM. BrdU incorporation and TUNEL readouts did not significantly change. Increased MBP and fewer NG2-positive cells therefore support maturation in this model, not universal stimulation of cell proliferation. [Shikimic Acid Promotes Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Differentiation and Accelerates Remyelination in Mice.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30684125/)
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