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ReviewNeurochemical research2000

NO synthase and NO-dependent signal pathways in brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders: the role of oxidant/antioxidant balance.

V Calabrese, T E Bates, A M Stella

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

V CalabreseDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.
T E Bates
A M Stella
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Catania · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen species appear to play several crucial roles in the brain. These include physiological processes such as neuromodulation, neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity, and pathological processes such as neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. There is increasing evidence that glial cells in the central nervous system can produce nitric oxide in vivo in response to stimulation by cytokines and that this production is mediated by the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of the major neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders (Alzheimer's disease, amyothrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis) are unknown, numerous recent studies strongly suggest that reactive nitrogen species play an important role. Furthermore, these species are probably involved in brain damage following ischemia and reperfusion, Down's syndrome and mitochondrial encephalopathies. Recent evidence also indicates the importance of cytoprotective proteins such as heat shock proteins (HSPs) which appear to be critically involved in protection from nitrosative and oxidative stress. In this review, evidence for the involvement of nitrosative stress in the pathogenesis of the major neurodegenerative/ neuroinflammatory diseases and the mechanisms operating in brain as a response to imbalance in the oxidant/antioxidant status are discussed.

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AgingAnimalsAntioxidantsBrainHeat-Shock ProteinsHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOxidantsSignal TransductionAntioxidantsHeat-Shock ProteinsNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOxidants

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PMID11059804
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